After sell out-success at the National Theatre last summer The Lehman Trilogy heads to the West End this May! Directed by Sam Mendes this epic play has garnered five Olivier award nominations, including the nominations for Best New Play, Best Director (Sam Mendes) and Best Actor for all three of the show's leads - Simon Russell Beale, Ben Miles, and Adam Gosley. Also nominated are Es Devlin for the show's innovative Set Design and Nick Powell for Sound.

Hopping over to Broadway for a jaunt, the story behind the infamous Lehman Brothers collapse will then return to London this summer where the innovative three-hander will likely be the season's hot ticket.

"Mendes is on the money with astonishing saga"

- The Guardian

"A leisurely, clever, highly theatrical three-hour meditation on the changing face of business and banking"

- The Times

"A really, really good history lecture - beautifully framed by Mendes's team... An elegantly told voyage through American history."

- TimeOut   

What is The Lehman Trilogy about?

A show depicting the successes and failures of three generations of Lehmans, beginning with Henry, Emanuel and Mayer, who came from Bavaria and settled in Alabama to make their fortune. The immigrant brothers and their descendants live a story of capitalism; they grapple with a rapidly changing society - one in demand of cotton, coffee and railways - the next cigarettes, televisions and oil, navigating all the way up to their legacy's collapse into bankruptcy.

The saga of the Lehman brothers is a glimpse into the American dream; a fresh start in a country where anyone willing to demonstrate talent and inventiveness can have it all, but also in which over only a few turns can reverse fortunes and destinies. It charts the transformation of a family's identity, and with the trilogy staged over an extended period of history, it may well entice you to reflect on your own connections to the past.

Tickets for The Lehman Trilogy are now on sale!