The Lehman Trilogy at the Gillian Lynne Theatre
by Stefano Massini, adapted by Ben Power
a co-production with Neal Street Productions
Booking and details
Gillian Lynne Theatre
166 Drury Lane, London WC2B 5PW
Please note: Latecomers cannot be admitted until the first interval and there is no re-admittance.
For all group enquiries, please contact groups@gillianlynnetheatre.co.uk
Ticket prices include a £1.70 LW Theatres Restoration Levy
The Tony Award®-winning Best Play makes a triumphant return to London, following an acclaimed season in Los Angeles and a highly lauded run on Broadway.
Michael Balogun (Death of England: Delroy; Macbeth), Hadley Fraser (The Antipodes, Coriolanus) and Nigel Lindsay (The Pillowman; A Small Family Business) play the Lehman Brothers, their sons and grandsons in an extraordinary feat of storytelling told in three parts on a single evening.
Hailed by the New York Times as a ‘genuinely epic production’, The Lehman Trilogy is the story of a family and a company that changed the world.
Written by Stefano Massini, adapted by Ben Power and directed by Academy Award®, Tony Award® and Golden Globe winner Sam Mendes (The Ferryman), with Tony Award®-winning set design by Es Devlin (The Crucible).
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, triggering the largest financial crisis in history.
Reviews
★★★★★
‘A mesmerising epic. The performances are note-perfect.’
The Times
‘A masterwork. Riveting and superbly acted. A must-see.’
The Telegraph
‘A theatrical epic. The new cast shines in this tour-de-force production.’
Evening Standard
‘A genuinely epic production. Behold it with wonder.’
The New York Times
‘A dazzling piece of storytelling.’
Time Out
‘A must-see event. Epic in every conceivable way. You dare not miss it.’
New York Post
Suitability
This production features flashing lights and some video effects that may cause dizziness. There will be instances of total darkness (lasting 15 seconds) and gunshot sound effects.
The production contains moments and themes that some people may find distressing. This includes the non-graphic depiction of a suicide and mentions of suicide. There is also infrequent mention of death, war and slavery. For further information please contact the Box Office.
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Cast
Ravi Aujla
For the National: The Father and the Assassin and Wicked Yaar!
Michael Balogun
Michael Balogun trained at RADA
Hadley Fraser
Hadley Fraser trained at the Royal Academy of Music
Louisa Green
For the National Theatre: The Lehman Trilogy (West End)
Erika Gundesen
Erika Gundesen is a graduate of the University of British Columbia and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where she was awarded a Masters in Piano Performance and an Artist Diploma in Opera Studies.
Will Harrison-Wallace
For the National: Dear England (also in the West End) and The Lehman Trilogy (also in the West End and Park Avenue Armory, New York)
Nigel Lindsay
Nigel Lindsay trained at Webber Douglas
Leighton Pugh
Leighton Pugh trained at LAMDA
Production team
Director
Sam Mendes
Sam Mendes
Sam Mendes founded and ran the Donmar Warehouse in London for ten years.
Set Designer
Es Devlin
Es Devlin
Es Devlin trained in English literature, art and music, before attending the Motley theatre design course.
Costume Designer
Katrina Lindsay
Katrina Lindsay
Katrina Lindsay is an associate of the National Theatre and a member of the theatre design collective Scene/Change.
Video Designer
Luke Halls
Luke Halls
Luke Halls has been producing video design and animation for over a decade, he specialises in theatre, music and dance.
Lighting Designer
Jon Clark
Jon Clark
Jon Clark is a Tony and Olivier award-winning lighting designer. He has designed extensively in the West End, on Broadway, for the National Theatre, Royal Opera House, Royal Shakespeare Company and with many other companies in the UK and internationally.
Composer and Sound Designer
Nick Powell
Nick Powell
Nick Powell is half of OSKAR, who have released two albums and produced installations for the V&A and CCA, as well as written live soundtracks for Prada in Milan.
Co-Sound Designer
Dominic Bilkey
Dominic Bilkey
Dominic Bilkey trained in technical theatre at Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff.
Music Director
Candida Caldicot
Candida Caldicot
Candida Caldicot trained at Cambridge University.
Movement Director
Polly Bennett
Polly Bennett
Polly Bennett trained at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and the National Youth Theatre.
West End Director
Zoé Ford Burnett
Zoé Ford Burnett
Zoé Ford Burnett has worked as director and associate director on productions at the National Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company, Donmar Warehouse, Shakespeare’s Globe, Arcola Theatre, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, Barbican, Broadway, West End and Los Angeles.
Casting Director
Jessica Ronane CDG CSA
Jessica Ronane CDG CSA
Jessica’s career in casting began with Billy Elliot the Musical and a nationwide search to find potential Billy Elliots.
Voice Coach
Charmian Hoare
Charmian Hoare
Recent National Theatre includes: Underdog: The Other Other Brontë (also with Northern Stage), Till the Stars Come Down, The Motive and the Cue, The Lehman Trilogy (also West End), Jack Absolute Flies Again, Our Generation (also at Chichester)
The Last of the Imperious Rich: Lehman Brothers, 1844-2008 by Peter Chapman is a leading reference on the history of the Lehman family.
Image credit: Original tightrope walker photography by Sorted