A Very Expensive Poison by Lucy Prebble

We're baaccckk!! And we bring you puppets, poison and dancing girls emerging from bags in this our first episode of Season 4! We're discussing the epic Lucy Prebble and her most recent  play A Very Expensive Poison based on the book of the same name by Luke Harding.  A wildly theatrical retelling of the heartbreaking poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko, this play has everything. Genuinely.

Co Hosted by Lexie Ward and Meg Robinson.
Music By Connor Barton (Sethera Sound Design)

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EPISODE BIO

Variety Review
https://variety.com/2019/legit/reviews/a-very-expensive-poison-review-1203326438/

The Guardian Review
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2019/sep/06/a-very-expensive-poison-review-lucy-prebble-litvinenko

Time Out Review
https://www.timeout.com/london/theatre/a-very-expensive-poison-review

The Litvinenko Inquiry
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/493860/The-Litvinenko-Inquiry-H-C-695-web.pdf

BBC Newsnight Documentary
www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8tJzsFEq8M

A Luke Harding Guardian article on the Inquiry
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/19/alexander-litvinenko-the-man-who-solved-his-own-murder

Lucy Prebble Interview
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7XroN0URro

Lucy Prebble Interview 2
https://secretldn.com/very-expensive-poison-interview/

Spitting Image Sketch on Putin
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiXCM6J7tbY

Putin Kukli puppet
https://www.gettyimages.ie/detail/news-photo/actor-konstantin-suits-up-at-moscows-mosfilm-studio-in-a-news-photo/1592143