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Performance
| Venue | Old Vic Theatre |
| Town | West End |
| County | Greater London |
| From | 20th August 2019 |
| Opened | 5th September 2019 |
| To | 5th October 2019 |
| When | 19:30.Wed,Sat Mats 14:30 |
| What is currently on at Old Vic Theatre (V402) | |
A Very Expensive Poison
T0714707643A 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.
| Author | Lucy Prebble (based on the book by Luke Harding) |
Archive :: production:T0714707643, play:S1427087531, venue:V402
Production details
World Premiere. 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.Special Performances
- 30 Sep 19 Audio Described
- 4 Oct 19 Captioned
Company
| Producer | Old Vic |
| Director | John Crowley |
| Design | Tom Scutt |
| Sound | Paul Arditti |
| Lighting | Mimi Jordan Sherin |
| Performer | Thomas Arnold (Emmerson/Tim/Sergei/Mario) |
| Performer | Tom Brooke (Alexander Litvinenko) |
| Performer | MyAnna Buring (Marina Litvinenko) |
| Performer | Callum Coates (Onstage Swing/Dr Virchis/FSB Officer 2) |
| Performer | Marc Graham (Onstage Swing/Njrse David/Youth/FSB Officer) |
| Performer | Amanda Hadingue (Professor Dombey/Lluba/Photographer/Dr Bhatt) |
| Performer | Yasmine Holness-Dove (Onstage Swing/Natalia/FSB Officer 3/Youth 2/Waitress 2/Dr Dudhniwala) |
| Performer | Lloyd Hutchinson (Dimitri Kotvun) |
| Performer | Robyn Moore (Onstage Swing/Galina/Receptionist) |
| Performer | Peter Polycarpou (Boris Bereszovsky) |
| Performer | Sarah Seggari (Cabin Crew/Nurse Rezan/Australian Cleaner/Nurse) |
| Performer | Michael Shaeffer (Andrei Luguvoi) |
| Performer | Reece Shearsmith (The President) |
| Performer | Gavin Spokes (DI Hyatt) |
| Performer | Bea Svistunenko (Anatoly Litvinenko/Nurse/Michena/Waitress) |
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