The critically acclaimed production will run at the Gillian Lynne Theatre from the 24th January 2023.
Producers the National Theatre and Neal Street Productions have confirmed that Stefano Massini’s The Lehman Trilogy will return to London next year, playing at the Gillian Lynne Theatre from the 24th January 2023, with opening night taking place on the 8th February. Tickets are on sale now.
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. Weaving together nearly two centuries of family history, this New York Times Critics’ pick charts the humble beginnings, outrageous successes, and devastating failure of the financial institution that would ultimately bring the global economy to its knees.
Directed by Sam Mendes and adapted by Ben Power, The Lehman Trilogy won the 2022 Tony Awards for Best Play, Best Director and Best Set Design, it also picked up Best Lighting Design and Best Actor. It was also awarded this season’s Drama League Award for Best Play and six Outer Critics Circle Awards, including Best Play.
The play was first commissioned by Neal Street Productions and developed and co-produced with the National Theatre at the Lyttelton theatre in 2018, followed by an acclaimed sold-out run at the Park Avenue Armory in the Spring of 2019, The Lehman Trilogy returned to London for a 16-week sold-out run at the Piccadilly Theatre in the West End from May to August 2019.
The production features set design by Es Devlin, costume design by Katrina Lindsay, video design by Luke Halls, and lighting design by Jon Clark. The Composer & Sound Designer is Nick Powell, the Co-Sound Designer is Dominic Bilkey, with music direction by Candida Caldicot, and movement by Polly Bennett. The West End Director is Zoé Ford Burnett. Casting is by Jessica Ronane CDG CSA.
The Lehman Trilogy will run at the Gillian Lynne Theatre from the 24th January to the 20th May 2023. To book tickets click here.