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A Very Expensive Poison

Type de série: Original
Théâtre: Old Vic (Londres - Angleterre)
Durée : 2 semaines
Nombre :
Première Preview : mardi 20 août 2019
Première : mardi 20 août 2019
Dernière : jeudi 05 septembre 2019
Mise en scène : John Crowley •
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Avec :
Thomas Arnold, Tom Brooke, MyAnna Buring, Callum Coates, Marc Graham, Amanda Hadingue, Yasmine Holness-Dove, Lloyd Hutchinson, Robyn Moore, Peter Polycarpou, Sarah Seggari, Michael Shaeffer, Reece Shearsmith, Gavin Spokes, Bea Svistunenko
Commentaires : Lucy Prebble's long-awaited drama based on the assassination of Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko gets its world premiere at the Old Vic theatre in 2019, directed by John Crowley. Tickets for A Very Expensive Poison are available now.

Litvinenko worked as a spy for the FSB specialising in organised crime before he was arrested on charges of 'exceeding the authority of his position', after he accused senior officials of ordering the assassination of Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky. He fled to England with his family in 2000 and was granted asylum, but in 2006, he was hospitalised and later died after being poisoned with radioactive polonium.

In 2016, Luke Harding's book A Very Expensive Poison - on which this play is based - delved into this shocking case to explore whether this could have been ordered by Russia's very highest in command.
Presse : ★★★★★ Truly theatrical. Swivels brilliantly between tragedy and farce.
The Observer

★★★★★ Stunningly political and superbly theatrical.
The Stage

★★★★★ Ambitious and out-there and upsetting in all the best ways.
The Upcoming

★★★★ A surprising, theatrical, watchable night ends with a whack of seriousness.
The Sunday Times

★★★★ Funny and frequently exhilarating piece of theatre.
Time Out

★★★★ As tender as it is clever, as incensed as it is inventive. It’s a wonderful one-off.
The Times

★★★★ A uniquely theatrical spectacle.
The Guardian

★★★★ A brilliantly bold and ferociously intelligent drama about our slippery times.
Financial Times

A rare breed of play, one of the highlights of the year so far.
City AM