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Writer:
Lucy Prebble
One of the most infamous scandals in financial history becomes a theatrical epic. Mixing classical tragedy with savage comedy, it reviews the tumultuous 1990s and casts new light on the financial situation we find ourselves in today.
The world premiere production of Lucy Prebble’s celebrated new play ENRON, which sold-out its entire run at the Minerva Theatre Chichester and has sold all 21,800 tickets before opening its six-week run at the Royal Court Theatre, will transfer to the Noel Coward Theatre on Saturday 16 January 2010. Rupert Goold has directed ‘the most anticipated transfer of the year’. Sunday Times
Inspired by real-life events and using music, dance 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 currently finds itself.
Booking is now open for the hotly-anticipated transfer which will hold its West End Press Night on Tuesday 26 January 2010. The principal cast of the Headlong production, which is a co-produced with the Royal Court Theatre and Chichester Festival Theatre, will transfer to the Noel Coward.
Samuel West plays Jeffrey Skilling, the former President of Enron. Theatre credits include Antony and Cleopatra and Arcadia at the National Theatre, The Family Reunion and Betrayal at the Donmar Warehouse and the title roles in Hamlet and Richard I for the RSC.
Amanda Drew plays Claudia Roe. Her recent theatre credits include Parlour Song and A Chain Play at the Almeida Theatre and The Ugly One, The Stone and Faces in the Crowd at the Royal Court.
Tom Goodman-Hill plays Andrew Fastow, Enron’s former Chief Financial Officer. Tom’s recent theatre credits include Spamalot in the West End and Tartuffe at the National Theatre. His television credits include The Devil’s Whore, Foyle’s War and Moses Jones; his film credits include The League of Extraordinary Gentleman and the forthcoming Stephen Poliakoff film 1939.
Tim Pigott-Smith plays Enron’s original founder Ken Lay. Tim has worked extensively with the RSC and the National Theatre. He recently played Henry Higgins in Pygmalion in Peter Hall’s Theatre Royal Bath production and on its national tour. His television credits include Foyle’s War and The Jewel in the Crown.
The cast also includes Gillian Budd, Peter Caulfield, Howard Charles, Susannah Fellows, Stephen Fewell, Tom Godwin, Orion Lee, Eleanor Matsuura, Ashley Rolfe and Trevor White.
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Press Quotes
"WALL STREET’S LOSS IS THEATRE’S GAIN"
The Guardian – Lyn Gardner- 27 Jan
"Audiences who put their money into this ticket are guaranteed a return on a show that is exuberantly staged"
The Guardian – Lyn Gardner- 27 Jan
"Rupert Goold gives a highly theatrical staging to the events that ended in the biggest bankruptcy in American corporate history."
The Times – Benedict Nightingale – 27 Jan
"If ever a play seemed to reflect the times in which we live, that play is surely ENRON"
Daily Telegraph – Charles Spencer – 27 Jan
"This will set the West End’s stock riding high."
Evening Standard – Fiona Mountford – 27 Jan
"Sam West is Superb"
Sunday Times – Christopher Hart – 31 Jan
"Lucy Prebble’s all-singing, all-dancing morality play about the collapse of energy company ENRON"
The Guardian – Lyn Gardner- 27 Jan
"This transfer is just what Prebble’s astoundingly mature play deserves"
Whatsonstage.com – Jo Caird – 27 Jan
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