People's Theatre: A Very Expensive Poison

London, 2006. Former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko is assassinated in broad daylight, poisoned by radioactive polonium via a cup of tea drank in a Mayfair hotel.

About
Adding more "culture" into the "Culture and Conversation" 🤩 Engage with art and culture and support your local community in equal measure.
People's Theatre, one of the olderst and largest volunteer-run community theatre companies in the country, are bringing forth the story of a real-life assassination of Russian defector and dissident Alexander Litvinenko. Comical and tragic in equal measure - because of the slow-acting nature of the poison, the investigators into his murder are being helped by the murdered himself!

Important info
This production includes haze, smoking, and loud noises.
The play includes very strong language and themes which some audience members may find upsetting (see Content Advice page)

Costs
£16.50 per ticket; £14 concessions ticket (Please book your ticket here)
I've booked seat H16, if you want to all sit together, that row seems empty.

Where
People's Theatre, Stephenson Rd, Newcastle upon Tyne NE6 5QF

When
28/03/2026; 19:30