The Lehman Trilogy

Tour synopsis, cast & creatives

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 soon 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 is the story of a family and a company that changed the world. Stefano Massini's vast and poetic play unfolds over three parts in a single evening.

Cast/Performers

Cat Beveridge (Principal Pianist), John Hefferman (Henry Lehman), Aaron Krohn (Mayer Lehman), Anyssa Neumann (Alternate Pianist), Howard W Overshown (Emanuel Lehman), Valentine Hanson (Understudy Emanuel Lehman), Leighton Pugh (Understudy Henry Lehman), Simon Victor (Janitor / Understudy Mayer Lehman, Ali Berry (Understudy Pianist)

Creatives/Company

Author: Stefano Massini
Producer(s): National Theatre, Neal Street Productions
Adapted by: Ben Power
Director(s): Sam Mendes, Polly Bennett (movement), Naomi Downham (casting), Rory McGregor (West End Director)
Design(s): Es Devlin, Luke Halls (video)
Costume: Katrina Lindsay
Lighting(s): Jon Clark, Charlotte Burton (associate lighting designer)
Music: Nick Powell
Sound(s): Nick Powell, Dominic Bilkey
Musical Director: Candida Coldicot