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A Very Expensive Poison

Type de série: Original
Théâtre: Old Vic (Londres - Angleterre)
Durée : 2 semaines
Nombre :
Première Preview : Tuesday 20 August 2019
Première : Tuesday 20 August 2019
Dernière : Thursday 05 September 2019
Mise en scène : John Crowley •
Chorégraphie :
Producteur :
Avec :
Thomas Arnold, Tom Brooke, MyAnna Buring, Callum Coates, Marc Graham, Amanda Hadingue, Yasmine Holness-Dove, Lloyd Hutchinson, Robyn Moore, Peter Polycarpou, Sarah Seggari, Michael Shaeffer, Reece Shearsmith, Gavin Spokes, Bea Svistunenko
Commentaires : Lucy Prebble's long-awaited drama based on the assassination of Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko gets its world premiere at the Old Vic theatre in 2019, directed by John Crowley. Tickets for A Very Expensive Poison are available now.

Litvinenko worked as a spy for the FSB specialising in organised crime before he was arrested on charges of 'exceeding the authority of his position', after he accused senior officials of ordering the assassination of Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky. He fled to England with his family in 2000 and was granted asylum, but in 2006, he was hospitalised and later died after being poisoned with radioactive polonium.

In 2016, Luke Harding's book A Very Expensive Poison - on which this play is based - delved into this shocking case to explore whether this could have been ordered by Russia's very highest in command.
Presse : ★★★★★ Truly theatrical. Swivels brilliantly between tragedy and farce.
The Observer

★★★★★ Stunningly political and superbly theatrical.
The Stage

★★★★★ Ambitious and out-there and upsetting in all the best ways.
The Upcoming

★★★★ A surprising, theatrical, watchable night ends with a whack of seriousness.
The Sunday Times

★★★★ Funny and frequently exhilarating piece of theatre.
Time Out

★★★★ As tender as it is clever, as incensed as it is inventive. It’s a wonderful one-off.
The Times

★★★★ A uniquely theatrical spectacle.
The Guardian

★★★★ A brilliantly bold and ferociously intelligent drama about our slippery times.
Financial Times

A rare breed of play, one of the highlights of the year so far.
City AM

Version 2

Fair Ladies at a Game of Poems Cards

Type de série: Revival
Théâtre: National Theatre (Londres - Angleterre)
Salle : Dorfman Theatre
Durée : 2 mois 1 semaine
Nombre : 30 représentations
Première Preview : Monday 30 September 1996
Première : Wednesday 20 November 1996
Dernière : Wednesday 29 January 1997
Mise en scène : John Crowley •
Chorégraphie :
Producteur :

Version 3

How I learned to Drive (1998-06-Donmar Warehouse-London)

Type de série:
Théâtre: Donmar Warehouse (Londres - Angleterre)
Durée : 1 mois 3 semaines
Nombre :
Première Preview : Inconnu
Première : Thursday 18 June 1998
Dernière : Saturday 08 August 1998
Mise en scène : John Crowley •
Chorégraphie :
Producteur :
Avec : Michael Colgan, Jenny Galloway, Helen McCrory, Phillippa Stanton, Kevin Whately

Version 4

Into the woods (1998-11-Donmar Warehouse-London)

Type de série: Revival
Théâtre: Donmar Warehouse (Londres - Angleterre)
Durée : 2 mois 4 semaines
Nombre :
Première Preview : Thursday 05 November 1998
Première : Monday 16 November 1998
Dernière : Saturday 13 February 1999
Mise en scène : John Crowley •
Chorégraphie : Jonathan Butterell •
Producteur :
Avec : Frank Middlemass (Narrator), Clare Burt (Witch), Christopher Pizzey (Jack), Sheila Reid (Jack’s Mother), Nick Holder (Baker), Sophie Thompson (Baker ’s Wife), Jenna Russell (Cinderella), Samantha Lavender (Rapunzel), Sheridan Smith (Red Riding Hood), Damian Lewis (Cinderella ’s Prince), Matt Rawle (Rapunzel''s Prince), Caroline Sheen (Florinda), Ceri Ann Gregory (Lucinda), Dilys Laye
Commentaires : The Donmar Warehouse has again produced a Stephen Sondheim show. They have had success in the past with Sondheim's "Assassins" and "Company", and now they have revived his 1987 musical "Into The Woods", which has both music and lyrics by Sondheim and a book by James Lapine.

> 1999 Laurence Olivier Award: Best Actress in a Musical (Sophie Thompson)
> 1999 Laurence Olivier Award nomination: Outstanding Musical Production (Info the Woods)
Presse : NICHOLAS DE JONGH of THE EVENING STANDARD, who always seems to give Sondheim good reviews, says, "Into The Woods still emerges as a magical, psychotherapy musical, which makes adult sense of childish fairy tales."

CHARLES SPENCER of THE DAILY TELEGRAPH thought it lacked emotion and was, at times, boring. He said, "Emotional involvement, the lifeblood of all great musicals, is in desperately short supply. Only at the very end, when the bereaved baker tries to comfort his crying child, did I suddenly discover a lump in my throat."

DAVID BENEDICT of THE INDEPENDENT says, "A production whose intimacy makes you feel as if you are watching a well-acted play with music rather than being treated to a full-blown musical."

MICHAEL BILLINGTON of THE GUARDIAN says, While John Crowley's production of Sondheim and Lapine's Into The Woods offers civilised pleasure, it is also rather thinly sang. In stressing narrative rather than vocal values, it denies us much in the way of aural ecstasy."

LISA MARTLAND of THE STAGE says, It seems unlikely this interpretation of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's 'Into the Woods' is going to rate highly."

The headline in THE TIMES reads, "Bumpy woodland ride".

Version 5

Juno and the Paycock (1999-09-Donmar Warehouse-London)

Type de série:
Théâtre: Donmar Warehouse (Londres - Angleterre)
Durée : 1 mois 4 semaines
Nombre :
Première Preview : Inconnu
Première : Thursday 09 September 1999
Dernière : Saturday 06 November 1999
Mise en scène : John Crowley •
Chorégraphie :
Producteur :
Avec : Tom Ambrose, William Ash, Jonathan Bond, David Carey, Ron Cook, Stephen Kennedy, Colm Meaney, Dearbhla Molloy, Damian O'Hare Helen Ryan, Bernadette Shortt, Renee Weldon
Commentaires : > 2000 Laurence Olivier Award nomination: Best Supporting Actor (Ron Cook)

Transféré au Gramercy Théâtre (New York) Septembre - Décembre 2000

Version 6

Local Hero (2020-07-Old Vic-London)

Type de série: Original London
Théâtre: Old Vic (Londres - Angleterre)
Durée : 1 mois 3 semaines
Nombre :
Première Preview : Thursday 18 June 2020
Première : Wednesday 01 July 2020
Dernière : Saturday 22 August 2020
Mise en scène : John Crowley •
Chorégraphie :
Producteur :

Version 7

Love Song (2006-12-Ambassadors Theatre-London)

Type de série:
Théâtre: Ambassadors Theatre (Londres - Angleterre)
Durée : 2 mois 2 semaines
Nombre :
Première Preview : Saturday 25 November 2006
Première : Monday 04 December 2006
Dernière : Saturday 17 February 2007
Mise en scène : John Crowley •
Chorégraphie :
Producteur :
Avec : Cillian Murphy (Beane), Neve Campbell (Molly), Michael McKean (Harry), Kristen Johnston (Joan)

Version 8

Maids (The) (1997-06-Donmar Warehouse-London)

Type de série:
Théâtre: Donmar Warehouse (Londres - Angleterre)
Durée : 1 mois 3 semaines
Nombre :
Première Preview : Inconnu
Première : Thursday 19 June 1997
Dernière : Saturday 09 August 1997
Mise en scène : John Crowley •
Chorégraphie :
Producteur :
Avec : Niamh Cusack, Kerry Fox, Josette Simon
Commentaires : The Maids toured to the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford; Théâtre Royal, Bath; Liverpool Everyman and Richmond Théâtre. Presented by Thelma Holt Ltd

Version 9

Pillowman (The) (2003-11-Cottesloe Theatre-NT-London)

Type de série: Original
Théâtre: National Theatre (Londres - Angleterre)
Salle : Dorfman Theatre
Durée : 5 mois
Nombre : 71 représentations
Première Preview : Friday 07 November 2003
Première : Thursday 13 November 2003
Dernière : Saturday 17 April 2004
Mise en scène : John Crowley •
Chorégraphie :
Producteur :
Avec : Jim Broadbent, Adam Godley, Nigel Lindsay, David Tennant, James Daley, Jennifer Higham, Victoria Pembroke, Mike Sherman
Presse : NICHOLAS DE JONGH for THE EVENING STANDARD says, "Dazzling, disquieting nightmare of a play." MICHAEL BILLINGTON for THE GUARDIAN says, "While clever, has a feeling of hollowness." SUSANNAH CLAPP for THE OBSERVER says, "Stomach-churning and wildly comic." BENEDICT NIGHTINGALE of the THE TIMES says, "Unnerving but provocative."

Version 10

Playboy of the Western World (The) (2011-09-Old Vic-London)

Type de série: Revival
Théâtre: Old Vic (Londres - Angleterre)
Durée : 2 mois
Nombre :
Première Preview : Saturday 17 September 2011
Première : Tuesday 27 September 2011
Dernière : Saturday 26 November 2011
Mise en scène : John Crowley •
Chorégraphie :
Producteur :
Avec : Robert Sheehan (Christy Mahon), Ruth Negga (Pegeen Mike), Niamh Cusack (Widow Quinn). Gwendolen Chatfield, Karen Cogan, John Cormack, Drew Dillon, Christopher Doyle, Diarmuid de Faoite, James Greene, Gr inne Keenan, Frank Laverty, Gary Lydon, Bronagh Taggart and Kevin Trainor

Version 11

Present (The) (2017-01-Ethel Barrymore Theatre-Broadway)

Type de série: Revival
Théâtre: Ethel Barrymore Theatre (Broadway - Etats-Unis)
Durée : 2 mois 1 semaine
Nombre :
Première Preview : Saturday 17 December 2016
Première : Sunday 08 January 2017
Dernière : Sunday 19 March 2017
Mise en scène : John Crowley •
Chorégraphie :
Producteur :
Avec : Cate Blanchett (Anna), Richard Roxburgh (Mikhail), Anna Bamford (Maria), Andrew Buchanan (Osip), David Downer (Yegor), Eamon Farren (Kirrill), Martin Jacobs (Alexei), Brandon McClelland (Dimitri), Jacqueline McKenzie (Sophia), Marshall Napier (Ivan), Susan Prior (Sasha), Chris Ryan (Sergei), Toby Schmitz (Nikolai)

Version 12

Tales from Hollywood (2001-05-Donmar Warehouse-London)

Type de série:
Théâtre: Donmar Warehouse (Londres - Angleterre)
Durée : 1 mois 3 semaines
Nombre :
Première Preview : Thursday 19 April 2001
Première : Tuesday 01 May 2001
Dernière : Saturday 23 June 2001
Mise en scène : John Crowley •
Chorégraphie :
Producteur :
Avec : lan Butcher, Andy Copie, Emma Cunniffe, Ben Daniels, Phil Davis, Gawn Grainger, David Hounslow, Richard Johnson, Nancy McLean, Lizzy Mdnnerny, Yvonne Riley, Ken Samuels, Sira Stampe, Glynne Steele
Commentaires : > 2002 Laurence Olivier Award nomination: Best Lighting Designer (Howard Harrison)