ENRON

Synopsis

One of the most infamous scandals in financial history becomes a theatrical epic in Lucy Prebble’s play. Mixing classical tragedy with savage comedy, it 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. Based on real life and using music, movement and video, Enron explores one of the most infamous scandals in financial history, reviewing the tumultuous 1990s and casting a new light on the financial turmoil in which the world finds itself in 2009.

Our Review:

Alison Carr - 2 November 2010

Lucy Prebble’s ENRON arrives at the Theatre Royal this week with a great sense of anticipation, after all this is the five-star hit that recently finished a critically acclaimed run in the West End.

On Paper it might all look potentially rather dull – charting the spectacular rise and devastating fall of the Texan energy company. But then, the difference between how things look and how they actually are is a matter at the centre of this real-life drama. On paper, ENRON was a phenomenon that hit a high of $90 per share … a price that plummeted by the end of 2001 when the scandal was uncovered, causing shareholders to lose billions.

Director Rupert Goold sets out his visual stall from the opening moments, when three blind mice in business suits tap their white canes across the stage. From then on it doesn’t let up – a light sabre dance routine to represent the chaos electricity deregulation caused in California, Raptors in the base...

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