The story of the Lehman Brothers collapse is about to hit the London stage in a 220-minute play

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• A new theatre production depicting the collapse of Lehman brothers at the start of the 2008 financial crisis is opening at The National Theatre in London.
• Ten years on from the crisis, the Lehman Trilogy directed by Sam Mendes, takes audiences on a journey from the foundation of Lehman Brothers to its infamous collapse.
• "It asks very good questions about when did capitalism become, in the eyes of many, a bad idea?" Actor Ben Miles, told the Financial Times.

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Ten years on from the 2008 financial crisis, the dramatic collapse of Lehman Brothers is hitting the stage in London under the direction of Golden Globe winner, Sam Mendes.

The Lehman Brothers Trilogy will run from the July 4 to October 20 at the National Theatre on the Thames South Bank, and its cast of three will take audiences from the founding of Lehman Brothers to its infamous collapse at the start of the 2008 crisis.

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