Synopsis
Enron
Published by Methuen
One of the most infamous scandals in financial history becomes a theatrical epic
At once a case study and an allegory, the play charts the notorious rise and fall of Enron and its founding partners Ken Lay and Jeffrey Skilling, who became 'the most vilified figure from the financial scandal of the century'
Mixing classical tragedy with savage comedy, Enron follows a group of flawed men and women in a narrative of greed and loss which reviews the tumultuous 1990s and casts a new light on the financial turmoil in which the world finds itself in 2009
"Lucy Prebble's hugely ambitious play, covering the rise and fall of the Texan energy company, Enron, is an exhilarating mix of political satire, modern morality and multimedia spectacle" ~ Michael Billington, Guardian
"The political theatre of the 21st century has arrived, in some style" ~ Dominic Maxwell, The Times