Mon 16 Nov · 7:30pm
Melbourne Recital Centre · Southbank
a master of espionage history tells a Cold War thriller live on stage
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The year is 1981. Tehran is in turmoil: Soviets are planning to overthrow the Ayatollah, nuclear war is imminent, and one Soviet agent's sexual secret is all that can prevent disaster.
Join Ben Macintyre, the legendary historian and author behind SAS: Rogue Heroes, Operation Mincemeat, and The Spy and the Traitor, live on stage as he discusses the most thrilling Cold War espionage history yet.
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When is An Evening with Ben Macintyre: Redwood?
Mon 16 Nov 2026, 7:30pm.
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Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank, VIC.
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