{"product_id":"enron-9781408124673","title":"Enron","description":"\u003cp\u003e'The only difference between me and the people judging me is they weren't smart enough to do what we did.' \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne 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.' \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMixing classical tragedy with savage comedy, \u003ci\u003eEnron \u003c\/i\u003efollows 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe play is Lucy Prebble's first work for the stage since her debut work \u003ci\u003eThe Sugar Syndrome, \u003c\/i\u003ewinner of the George Devine and Critic's Circle Awards for Most Promising New Playwright. Produced by Headlong, \u003ci\u003eEnron \u003c\/i\u003epremiered 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 Jan - May 2010 and to Broadway April 2010.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLucy Prebble's debut play \u003ci\u003eThe Sugar Syndrome \u003c\/i\u003ewon her the Critics Circle and George Devine Awards for Most Promising New Playwright in 2003. Since then she has achieved success as a screenwriter for TV with \u003ci\u003eDiary of a Callgirl. \u003c\/i\u003eEnron is her second play for the stage.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50649953796370,"sku":"9781408124673","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_09ec0c53-d34f-410f-baa9-9b0b23a007a9.jpg?v=1737253607","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/enron-9781408124673","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}