North American Premiere

The Lehman Trilogy

Stefano Massini
Ben Power
Sam Mendes
Simon Russell Beale | Adam Godley | Ben Miles

North American Premiere

The Lehman Trilogy

Stefano Massini
Ben Power
Sam Mendes
Simon Russell Beale | Adam Godley | Ben Miles

March 22, 2019 - April 30, 2019

Wade Thompson Drill Hall

From the arrival of three brothers from Bavaria to America in search of a new life to the collapse of the firm they established, triggering the largest financial crisis in history, the story of the Lehman Brothers traces the trajectory of western capitalism by following the fortunes of a single immigrant family. Originally documented by Italian playwright Stefano Massini, this vast and poetic play gets a thrilling new life at the Armory following a sold-out run at the National Theatre in London in an adaptation by Ben Power and directed by Sam Mendes.

Simon Russell Beale, Adam Godley, and Ben Miles reprise their critically acclaimed portrayals of the Lehman Brothers, their sons, and grandsons spanning nearly two centuries and told in three parts on a single evening. Es Devlin’s set coupled with Luke Halls’s video design provides a panorama of a changing American landscape against which the dynastic drama unfolds. Making its highly anticipated North American premiere, this electrifying production serves as a parable of the shifting definition of the American dream.

Performances

Wednesday, March 27 at 6:30pm
Monday–Thursday at 7:00pm
Friday at 7:30pm
Saturday at 1:00pm and 7:30pm

Run Time

This performance is approximately 3 hours and 20 minutes, including two 15 minute intermissions.

“Genuinely epic… It’s the miracle of three men, on a nearly naked stage, resurrecting vanished lives and worlds, leaving an oddly indelible afterglow in that final fade into darkness.”

The New York TImes, Critic's Pick

“This is theatrical storytelling at its most thrilling…Much of the production’s impact is due also to the genius of the design elements, housed to perfection in the massive Drill Hall at the Park Avenue Armory”

The Hollywood Reporter

Gallery

  • Simon Russell Beale (Henry Lehman) in Ben Power's adaptation of The Lehman Trilogy, directed by Sam Mendes, at Park Avenue Armory.
    Photo: Stephanie Berger

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  • Ben Miles (Emanuel Lehman), Simon Russell Beale (Henry Lehman), and Adam Godley (Mayer Lehman) in Ben Power's adaptation of The Lehman Trilogy, directed by Sam Mendes, at Park Avenue Armory.
    Photo: Stephanie Berger

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  • Simon Russell Beale (Henry Lehman) in Ben Power's adaptation of The Lehman Trilogy, directed by Sam Mendes, at Park Avenue Armory.
    Photo: Stephanie Berger

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  • Adam Godley (Mayer Lehman) in Ben Power's adaptation of The Lehman Trilogy, directed by Sam Mendes, at Park Avenue Armory.
    Photo: Stephanie Berger

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  • Adam Godley (Mayer Lehman) and Ben Miles (Emanuel Lehman) in Ben Power's adaptation of The Lehman Trilogy, directed by Sam Mendes, at Park Avenue Armory.
    Photo: Stephanie Berger

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  • Simon Russell Beale (Henry Lehman), Adam Godley (Mayer Lehman), and Ben Miles (Emanuel Lehman) in Ben Power's adaptation of The Lehman Trilogy, directed by Sam Mendes, at Park Avenue Armory.
    Photo: Stephanie Berger

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  • Simon Russell Beale (Henry Lehman), Adam Godley (Mayer Lehman), and Ben Miles (Emanuel Lehman) in Ben Power's adaptation of The Lehman Trilogy, directed by Sam Mendes, at Park Avenue Armory.
    Photo: Stephanie Berger

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  • Ben Miles (Emanuel Lehman) in Ben Power's adaptation of The Lehman Trilogy, directed by Sam Mendes, at Park Avenue Armory.
    Photo: Stephanie Berger

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  • Adam Godley (Mayer Lehman) in Ben Power's adaptation of The Lehman Trilogy, directed by Sam Mendes, at Park Avenue Armory.
    Photo: Stephanie Berger

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  • Adam Godley (Mayer Lehman) in Ben Power's adaptation of The Lehman Trilogy, directed by Sam Mendes, at Park Avenue Armory.
    Photo: Stephanie Berger

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  • Simon Russell Beale (Henry Lehman), Ben Miles (Emanuel Lehman), and Adam Godley (Mayer Lehman) in Ben Power's adaptation of The Lehman Trilogy, directed by Sam Mendes, at Park Avenue Armory.
    Photo: Stephanie Berger

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  •  Simon Russell Beale (Henry Lehman), Adam Godley (Mayer Lehman), and Ben Miles (Emanuel Lehman) in Ben Power's adaptation of The Lehman Trilogy, directed by Sam Mendes, at Park Avenue Armory.
    Photo: Stephanie Berger

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  • Ben Miles (Emanuel Lehman), Simon Russell Beale (Henry Lehman), and Adam Godley (Mayer Lehman) in Ben Power's adaptation of The Lehman Trilogy, directed by Sam Mendes, at Park Avenue Armory.
    Photo: Stephanie Berger

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Artists & Creatives

  • Playwright

    Stefano Massini

  • Adaptation

    Ben Power

  • Director

    Sam Mendes

  • Set Designer

    Es Devlin

  • Costume Designer

    Katrina Lindsay

  • Video Designer

    Luke Halls

  • Lighting Designer

    Jon Clark

  • Composer and Sound Designer

    Nick Powell

  • Music Director

    Candida Caldicot

  • Movement

    Polly Bennett

Cast

  • Simon Russell Beale

  • Adam Godley

  • Ben Miles

Production Credits

Produced by the National Theatre and Neal Street Productions,
in collaboration with Park Avenue Armory

Support

The Lehman Trilogy is supported in part by a generous grant from the Arthur F. and Alice E. Adams Foundation. Additional sponsorship support is provided by SHOWTIME. The Lehman Trilogy is also is supported in part by public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts.

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Related Events

Saturday, March 23, 2019 at 6:00pm

Artist Talk: The Lehman Trilogy

Director Sam Mendes and Ben Power discuss adapting Stefano Massini’s epic and realizing the immigrant story in modern times. Playwright Lynn Nottage moderates.

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