1978, New York. John Anderson is barely out of college and has landed himself a job on Wall Street. 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.
Shocking play exposing the crisis that hit US banks and Latin American countries in the 70s and 80s
"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." - The Times1978, 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.
