The financial crash of 2008 has much to answer for, I think. Top of the list? Brexit and President Trump. One thing it has yet to really produce though, for my money (pun intended), is any really great theatre. Or perhaps I should qualify that statement: no really great theatre in English.
‘Lacking its own definite sense of identity’: THE LEHMAN TRILOGY – National Theatre
Like America promises so much to Henry Lehman when he stands on the dock side, The Lehman Trilogy at the National Theatre promised so much as well.
‘One of the best theatre experiences of the entire year’: THE LEHMAN TRILOGY – National Theatre
The clarity and resonance of the writing turns the tale into art, and the quality of direction, design and, above all, the magnificence of the acting, make this one of the best theatre experiences of the entire year.
‘A monumental comment on our life & times’: THE LEHMAN TRILOGY – National Theatre ★★★★
Like two of its major successes last year, Oslo and Network, and despite some flaws, The Lehman Trilogy is another unmissable state-of-our-world account from the NT. Do see it if you can.
ICYMI News: Simon Russell Beale, Ben Miles & Adam Godley play brother bankers in The Lehman Trilogy
In the much-anticipated, upcoming English-language premiere of Stefano Massini’s The Lehman Trilogy, Adam Godley, Ben Miles and Simon Russell Beale will play the roles of the Lehman brothers, directed by Sam Mendes.