The only difference between me and the people judging me is they
weren't smart enough to do what we did.
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.'
This Student Edition features expert and helpful annotation, including a
scene-by-scene summary, a detailed commentary on the dramatic, social
and political context, and on the themes, characters, language and
structure of the play, as well as a list of suggested reading and
questions for further study and a review of performance history.
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.
The play was Lucy Prebble's first work for the stage since her debut
work The Sugar Syndrome, winner of the George Devine and Critic's
Circle Awards for Most Promising New Playwright. Produced by Headlong,
Enron premiered at Chichester's Minerva Theatre on 11 July 2009 and
opened at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in September, before
transferring to London's West End and to Broadway in 2010.
