See it if you want to experience one of the best plays in the world. it’s a brilliant contemporary play with epic acting and staging
Don't see it if no reasons. The play takes your breath out and leaves with huge excitement
See it if you enjoy flawless theater where everything comes together - writing, acting, staging and music. Compellingly told history of a fall.
Don't see it if You prefer short (this is 3.5 hrs) light comedy without lots of talk and are not interested epic tales of the rise and fall of a family firm
See it if Cannot begin to explain how good this is live. All three actors smash it.
Don't see it if It’s very long, but other than that keeps your attention the whole way through.
See it if You appreciate great acting and are prepared to think about what you see.
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See it if You want to be enthralled with story telling at its very best. Such a show of stamina.
Don't see it if You can’t sit still for three and half hours. It’s long!
See it if You like a really solid piece of storytelling
Don't see it if You want something more action packed and overtly theatrical, really could use the perspective of the average person
See it if you want a unique show, an engaging story, and fantastic acting.
Don't see it if you're going to be put off by the running time (3h 20m) or by having a cast of 3 take on multiple roles throughout the show. Read more
See it if Great acting, staging and plot! Absorbing. Very interesting play about power, the American dream and greed. A must watch for bankers.
Don't see it if You don’t like very long plays.
“The show is three-plus hours long but neither sags nor outstays its welcome...The production remains a tour de force, though. The new actors shine.”
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“Multigenerational family drama are ten a penny, but ‘The Lehman Trilogy’ is something more, a rare, true, virtuosic look at the entire lifecycle of a family business, burning its way indelibly through history.”
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“As accomplished and aesthetically arresting as the production is, it bobs a little too lightly along the surface of its subject matter.”
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"Brilliantly directed by Sam Mendes, Stefano Massini's chronicle of the banking dynasty is riveting, and superbly acted – but also incomplete.
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“It’s long, very long, with incident piled upon incident over the course of more than three hours, and when the last scene fades, you are left slightly dazed.”
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“Slightly longer might have been even better. As it is, it is a unique and very special piece, a panoramic history that never loses sight of human detail and human cost.”
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“ ‘The Lehman Trilogy’ itself builds to an overwhelming conclusion that makes something both heroic and hurtful out of the merciless onward march of history.”
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“The Lehman Trilogy is a thoroughly enjoyable watch, with three incredible actors at the helm. Audiences however, may find themselves left wondering where the rest of the story is, and want to have seen more about the personalities that drove this extraordinary family.”
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