Labyrinth
by Beth Steel

Name: Labyrinth
Brand: Beth Steel
SKU: 9780571333431
Rating: 4.33 (2 reviews)

Highlights

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Large Cast

British

What readers are saying

Readers appreciate the engaging and humorous approach of the play, which makes complex financial topics accessible. Many find it informative without overwhelming the audience. The play's swift pacing keeps attention while delivering insightful commentary on the banking crisis.

Engaging and humorousInformative and accessibleSwift pacing keeps attentionComplex subject matter may confuse some

Synopsis

"A racily exciting work that offers the most compelling theatrical study of high finance since Lucy Prebble’s Enron - Guardian

"A fizzing play by the ultra-talented Beth Steel… There’s a great vroom vroom to this play, an energy that lifts it out of the ordinary."

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The Times

1978, New York.

John Anderson is barely out of college and has landed himself a job on Wall Street.

His dreams of unimaginable wealth, travel and power are made a reality as he jets around the globe selling loans to developing countries eager to borrow.

And there are plenty – Mexico, Brazil, Argentina…

But cracks in the banks’ excessive lending strategy soon start to show.

Despite the warning signs – and their consciences – John and his colleagues continue to pursue their targets, threatening to leave them all financially, and morally, bankrupt.

Labyrinth premiered at Hampstead Theatre, London, in September 2016.

ThemesDrama (dramatic works by one author)