NT Live
THE LEHMAN TRILOGY
by Stefano Massini, adapted by Ben Power
Directed by Sam Mendes
Thursday, August 22 at 7 PM
Members $20 / Public $25
The story of a family and a company that changed the world, told in three
parts on a single evening.
Academy Award-winner Sam Mendes (Skyfall, The Ferryman)
directs Simon Russell Beale, Adam Godley and Ben
Miles who play the Lehman Brothers, their sons and grandsons. On a cold
September morning in 1844 a young man from Bavaria stands on a New York dockside.
Dreaming of a new life in the new world. He is joined by his two brothers and
an American epic begins. 163 years later, the firm they establish – Lehman
Brothers – spectacularly collapses into bankruptcy, and triggers the largest
financial crisis in history. This critically acclaimed and five-time Olivier
Award nominated play features stunning set design from Es Devlin (NT Live: Hamlet). Running time: approx. 240 minutes
