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Description
A shocking assassination in the heart of London. In a bizarre mix of high-stakes global politics and radioactive villainy, a man pays with his life.
At this time of global crises and a looming new Cold War, A Very Expensive Poison sends us careering through the shadowy world of international espionage from Moscow to Mayfair.
Lucy Prebble (Enron, The Effect) brings a shocking story to the stage, adapted from the book by Luke Harding, with an astute mix of real events, vaudeville and thriller.
This edition was published to coincide with the World Premiere at the Old Vic Theatre, London, in 2019.
Product details

Published | 04 Dec 2019 |
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Format | Paperback |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 128 |
ISBN | 9781350152755 |
Imprint | Methuen Drama |
Dimensions | 198 x 129 mm |
Series | Modern Plays |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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A playwright blessed with an exceptionally fine mind
Telegraph
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Truly theatrical. Swivels brilliantly between tragedy and farce
Observer
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A surprising, theatrical, watchable night ends with a whack of seriousness.
Sunday Times
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Funny and frequently exhilarating piece of theatre.
Time Out
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A brilliantly bold and ferociously intelligent drama about our slippery times.
Financial Times
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As tender as it is clever, as incensed as it is inventive. It's a wonderful one-off.
The Times