The Lehman Trilogy Tickets

Pros: Good writing / storytelling. Interesting genre in terms of how it's made. Didn't get boring. Cons: No real dialogue. It's 3 men one stage telling a story and occasionally pretending to be one of the characters in the story. There is no costume change and the set is just a rotating room with stuff projected on a screen behind. I expected more.

great story, great actors, flawless mise-en-scene.

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Superb production … highly recommend. Definitely does not feel like 3 hrs 20 mins! Recommend ordering drinks for the interval.

Very historical and erudite show!

Very good for the first two acts, perhaps a little confusing in the conclusion. However, the acting was brilliant and well worth the investment

Excellent . too long - and I missed women actresses . from any possible vision - the best of the best

Fantastic! Great acting, poetic script, cool choreography and historically super interesting story!!

The Lehman Trilogy Sell your children, sell your house, even sell yourself if you have to in order to get tickets. This was the most engaging play I have seen in a long time (and I’ve seen a few!) From the opening line to the last this kept me enthralled through out its 3 hour running time (split into three distinct chapters, obviously its called a trilogy for a reason). Firstly the cast were excellent. Using the third person we, the audience, were brought into the play. To me it seemed a living audio book and the poetry of the script comforted you like curling up with a good book on a winter’s night. I saw the play after Ben Miles left, to be replaced by Dominick Tiefenthaler. I don’t know how Bens performance was but Dominick was flawless. As indeed was Adam Godley and Simon Russell Beale. They felt like family telling you the story together with playing all the parts from crying babies to ancient rabbi. There is humour, tradegy and tension and the script plays like a piece of classical music where words and phrases are reused in different scenes like motifs in an overture. The set, well you have to see it to appriciate how intertwined it is with the story playing out before you. Sam Mendes certainly deserves whatever they give him for the plays direction. There are no answers to the final crash, this isn’t a study of how the bank collapsed and there is no moralistic brow beating (they originally made their money through the slave cotton industry). It’s is a story of a family and how, when you lose control of something you built, it is up to the gods to decide the fate of your future. Lastly the fourth actor is the piano played live at the side of the stage and praise goes to the piano player (didn’t catch who it was) whose music introduces each section and becomes as much an actor as the cast. There isn’t long left. Just go!

Rich, wonderfully told story of the Lehman brothers.

Although we enjoyed the show, it was not nearly as good as rave reviews insisted. The staging, lighting, set design costumes were all fine. But by Act 2 & 3, they substituted for a good story The play has been brutally cut from the original at the expense of a comprehensive Final act. The Twist gets in the way and takes the focus off of wha was missing (follow-through storyline.). Acting was very good indeed, but that's what actors get paid for when they're hired. I can sympathise that they had already done a Saturday matinée, but my husband and I could not make out quite a bit of the dialogue. The lighting sometimes glared directly into our eyes. The music was excellent, but sometimes overpowered the dialogue. We had great seats, but the theatre really has no AC, and left us gasping for fresh air at intermission. The orchestra WC was out of order,(and ladies, you know how inconvenient that is!) All in all, a very good show, but for an astounding price of £125 per seat I was stunned to see a work still in progress with glitz and staging to compensate. I wish I'd seen the six-hour version in a much smaller theatre. The show is for a BW/West end audience that loves the buzz and all that jazz.

A cleverly constructed play with only three actors, creative story telling with wonderful performances.

Great acting made up for an overlong play which focused far too much on the early years of the Lehman brothers' life and then skipped over the more interesting later part of the family's life.

The set is very clever and innovative. The three actors are absolutely first class. Runs over 3.5 hours with two intervals - keeps the audience engaged throughout. Don't miss this play.

This was the second time I saw the play within two weeks. I did not expect to love it as much when I saw it the first time but loved it I did. Then I simply had to take my mother and closest friend to see it too. It is wonderfully written and the actors are outstanding. One of the best plays I have seen in a while.

Very interesting story acted very well but found it quite difficult to maintain concentration for the entire time as it's a complex, fast paced story for 3hrs 40mins!

A bit too long. Otherwise, excellent.

Very intense play, keeping you extremely engaged, very informative with lots of facts and historical relevance. Highly recommended!

Possibly the best play I've ever seen. The rotating set is used imaginatively and effectively. Each actor holds their own on the stage, perfect delivery, flitting between characters and eras, and without a costume change are still mesmerising and engaging. The script is skillful with great pace, poinancy and at points great humour. It's a long play but never dull and no step in the story is lingered on more than necessary. I was hooked throughout.

Outstanding story and performances for anyone with an interest in business and family histories.

I would recommend this show highly. Fantastic acting and production.