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. The play is the story of a family and a company that changed the world, told in three parts on a single evening.
Cast and credits
Duration:
200 minutesPlaywrite/Author/Book
Stefano Massini, Ben PowerDirector
Sam MendesCast
Simon Russell Beale, Adam Godley, Ben Miles, Leighton Pugh, Dominik TiefenthalerMusic
Candida CaldicotPerformances
Thursday, 25 July
Performances:
7:00pmAdult £
13.00Concession £
12.00Student/Child £
11.00performance being shown here on screen
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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. The play is the story of a family and a company that changed the world, told in three parts on a single evening.
Cast and credits
Duration:
200 minutesPlaywrite/Author/Book
Stefano Massini, Ben PowerDirector
Sam MendesCast
Simon Russell Beale, Adam Godley, Ben Miles, Leighton Pugh, Dominik TiefenthalerMusic
Candida CaldicotPerformances
Thursday, 25 July
Performances:
7:00pmAdult £
13.00Concession £
12.00Student/Child £
11.00performance being shown here on screen