John Shea (8/09 Day Lehman Died)
Excerpt from BBC 8/24/09: John Shea | Picture on PRI
Unique BBC collaboration produces definitive behind-the-scenes account of Lehman Brothers crash
Date: 24.08.2009
Opening the season on 5 September, The Day That Lehman Died on BBC World Service is a new 60-minute radio drama which marks the anniversary of the collapse of this banking giant. It is a fictionalised account of events over the weekend prior to the bank's demise, where bankers argued and negotiated, all too aware that Lehman was not the only one of its kind in trouble. This drama looks at how the critical decision to let Lehman die was made. Written by Matthew Solon, an award-winning writer whose work has featured on BBC World Service and BBC Radio 4, the play is directed by John Dryden, whose previous credits include the 10-part serialisation of Vikas Swarup's Q & A (Slumdog Millionaire) for Radio 4, which won the 2008 Sony Award for Best Drama. The drama was recorded on location in and around Wall Street, including at the New York Stock Exchange, with cast members including John Shea and John Rothman. It was made with the assistance of WNYC Public Radio in New York. The Day That Lehman Died was commissioned by Tony Phillips and executive produced by Jeremy Skeet and Marion Nancarrow.
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Excerpt from The Guardian 8/27/09: John Shea
BBC World Service to air Lehman Brothers drama: Play starring John Shea and John Rothman to launch season focusing on impact of global recession
John Plunkett guardian.co.uk, Thursday 27 August 2009 07.16 BST
The BBC World Service is to dramatise the collapse of US investment bank Lehman Brothers in a radio drama recorded on location in and around Wall Street. This fictionalised account of events over the weekend prior to the bank's demise and the chain of events that led to the critical decision to let Lehman die stars John Shea and John Rothman, and was made with the assistance of New York's WNYC Public Radio.
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Excerpt from Suttonelms 9/5/09: John Shea
The Day That Lehman Died (Matthew Solon)
(05-09-2009; 19:00)
Recorded for World Drama in New York. A drama charting the collapse of one of the oldest and largest investment banks in the world, which sparked the beginnings of the global recession.
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Starring: John Shea, John Rothman, Rob Campbell and Mark La Mara. Directed by John Dryden, Goldhawk Productions. (60m)
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Lexis Nexis 9/10/09: John Shea
A Look Back: “The Day That Lehman Died”
09-10-2009 | 07:58 AM Author: Steven A. Meyerowitz
We are days away from the one year anniversary of the Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing by Lehman Brothers - the largest bankruptcy filing in U.S. history. There will be much discussion of the event, here and elsewhere, but we’d like to highlight two upcoming events now: NPR Radio is presenting a BBC radio drama, "The Day That Lehman Died," a fictionalized account of what happened the weekend before the bankruptcy filing. John Shea (known for playing the evil Lex Luthor in the early 1990s TV show, “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman”), plays the head of Lehman. In a separate NPR presentation, Studio 360 goes behind the scenes at the making of the show this weekend.
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Excerpt from Palm Beach Daily News 4/27/10: John Shea
Palm Beach Theater Guild reception accented by staged reading
Posted: 12:39 p.m. Tuesday, April 27, 2010 By Shannon Donnelly Daily News Society Editor
A staged reading of the BBC radio play The Day that Lehman Died highlighted a reception for the Palm Beach Theater Guild. The event took place April 1 at the home of Helen and Winston Guest. J. Barry Lewis of Dramaworks directed the reading of the play, which was adapted by John Shea.
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KUOW 6/25/10: John Shea
Special: BBC's 'The Day That Lehman Died'
06/25/2010 at 12:00 a.m.
"The Day That Lehman Died," by Matthew Solon, is a drama charting the collapse of one of the oldest and largest investment banks in the world, which sparked the beginnings of the global recession.
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Starring: John Shea, John Rothman, Rob Campbell and Mark La Mara. Directed by John Dryden, Goldhawk Productions. Originally aired in 2009.
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Excerpt from Overdrive 2011: John Shea
The Day that Lehman Died
Written by Matthew Solon and directed by John Dryden
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Based on insider interviews, this 60-minute radio drama is a fictionalised reconstruction of what happened in one weekend. Starring: John Shea, John Rothman, Rob Campbell and Mark La Mara. A Goldhawk Essential Production recorded on location in New York.
Peabody Award-Winner Wincott Award-Programme of the Year The Sony Awards-Drama Award-Silver
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