Former MI6 intelligence officer leads interactive experience where Derbyshire theatre will become command centre
Step into the secretive world of Britain’s foreign intelligence service in a gripping live theatre experience that is touring to Derbyshire.
Opeation MI6 will show how intelligence operations are planned, how agents are recruited and how threats are identified, monitored and neutralised.
Former MI6 intelligence officer Matthew Dunn will be the guide in a live unfolding operation at Buxton Opera House on November 13, 2026. Through dramatic recreations and real-world insight, the audience will discover how intelligence officers think, operate and make decisions when the stakes couldn’t be higher.
A combination of theatre, live CCTV surveillance, aerial drone footage and expert commentary, Operation MI6 offers a rare glimpse into a world that few people ever get to see.
Operation MI6 is from the creator of Murder Trial Tonight and presented by Entertainers.
Matthew Dunn completed around 70 deep-cover missions, working with elite military units and international agencies as a spy under numerous aliases for many years. He received a personal commendation from the Secretary of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs for his role in preventing a major catastrophic event.
After his spy work, Matthew moved into writing books and published 14 spy novels, becoming a best-selling author through the Spycatcher and Ben Sign Mystery series. HIs books have been translated into multiple languages. Internationally renowned writer Lee Child, author of the Jack Reacher series, praised Matthew’s writing as: “Great talent, great imagingation, and a real been-there-done-that authenticity.”
Operation MI6 at Buxton Opera House starts at 7.30pm. Tickets cost £33, go to www.buxtonoperahouse.org.uk or call 01298 72190.