{"product_id":"a-very-expensive-poison-9781350152755","title":"A Very Expensive Poison","description":"\u003ch2\u003eA Very Expensive Poison - Stage Play Edition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis stage play script brings the shocking Litvinenko assassination to theatrical life. Lucy Prebble adapts Luke Harding's investigative book into a compelling drama that premiered at the Old Vic Theatre in 2019.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Story\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt this time of global crises and a looming new Cold War, \u003ci\u003eA Very Expensive Poison\u003c\/i\u003e sends us careering through the shadowy world of international espionage from Moscow to Mayfair.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLucy Prebble (\u003ci\u003eEnron, The Effect\u003c\/i\u003e) brings a shocking story to the stage, adapted from the book by Luke Harding, with an astute mix of real events, vaudeville and thriller.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis edition was published to coincide with the World Premiere at the Old Vic Theatre, London, in 2019.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLucy Prebble\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer for film, television, games and theatre. Lucy is Co-Executive Producer and writer on the BAFTA winning HBO media mogul drama Succession, for which she was also nominated for a WGA Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Effect\u003c\/i\u003e, a study of love and neuroscience, was performed at the National Theatre and won the Critics' Circle Award for Best New Play. Previous to that she wrote \u003ci\u003eENRON\u003c\/i\u003e, a hugely successful piece about the infamous corporate fraud, which transferred to the West End and Broadway after sell-out runs at both the Royal Court and Chichester Festival Theatre. Her first play, \u003ci\u003eThe Sugar Syndrome\u003c\/i\u003e (2003) won her the George Devine Award and was performed at the Royal Court.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHer latest play, \u003ci\u003eA Very Expensive Poison\u003c\/i\u003e, will be on at the Old Vic Theatre in 2019.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor television, she is the creator of the TV series \u003ci\u003eSecret Diary of a Call Girl\u003c\/i\u003e (ITV\/Showtime), and has recently made a pilot for HBO starring Sarah Silverman. Lucy also writes for \u003ci\u003eFrankie Boyle's New World Order\u003c\/i\u003e (BBC) and appears on the TV show as a guest as well as appearing regularly on \u003ci\u003eHave I Got News For You\u003c\/i\u003e. She is currently working on a new TV series starring Billie Piper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLucy is fascinated by new technology and where it meets the arts. She wrote a weekly Tech column for the Observer newspaper and was Head Scene Writer for Bungie's massive first person shooter video game, \u003ci\u003eDestiny\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Continnuum-3PL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50493604430098,"sku":"9781350152755","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1880661c-cf82-4796-8196-ec4b0b5015d2.jpg?v=1730654229","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-very-expensive-poison-9781350152755","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}