Synopsis
A Very Expensive Poison
$16.99
Lucy Prebble from Luke Harding
Published by Methuen
Large Mixed Cast
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 with an astute mix of real events, vaudeville and thriller
REVIEWS
"A playwright blessed with an exceptionally fine mind" ~ Telegraph
"Truly theatrical. Swivels brilliantly between tragedy and farce" ~ Observer
"A surprising, theatrical, watchable night ends with a whack of seriousness" ~ Sunday Times
"Funny and frequently exhilarating piece of theatre" ~ Time Out
"A brilliantly bold and ferociously intelligent drama about our slippery times" ~ Financial Times
"As tender as it is clever, as incensed as it is inventive. It's a wonderful one-off" ~ The Times