Lucy Prebble
Enron was written by Critics Circle Award winning writer, Lucy Prebble in 2008/9. It won TMA Theatre Awards Best New Play and was eventually transferred to the West End in 2010.
Born in 1981, Haslemere, Surrey, the United Kingdom.
Attended Sheffield University to study English
Other plays include
Liquid (2002)
The Sugar Syndrome (2003) Jerwood Theatre
The Effect (2012) National Theatre
Lucy sites the following texts at the beginning of the play text as research recommendations
- Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind - The Smartest guys in the room
- Loren Fox - Enron: The rise and fall
- Kurt Eichenwald - Conspiracy of fools
"The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the reasonable man" - George Bernard Shaw
In the context of the play it would appear that Lucy views the Enron scandal as "progress" weather that be good or bad. One of the most interesting things about the play is that there is no villain or antagonist, just businessmen and women thinking that they are doing the right thing for the company and changing the world.
The play is extremely well researched and in researching the events themselves i actually found a few direct quotes from the characters. It is somewhat slightly informed by her interpretation of events and dramatised for the stage but all things considered it's a very accurate account. It can be argued that Enron is a satirical take on the events (e.g. Arthur Anderson being a ventriloquist) but that ultimately relies on the directors/actors choices and attitudes to the work. It respects the true tragedy of the reality but also shares light. It offers a new interpretation of character for people the media have described as evil and tyrannical, Lucy offers an alternative view.
The play was largely a success in the uk before moving to the states and dramatically failing. I understand this completely seeing as for the most part of the play it lightly pokes fun at American culture and breaks down the corruption of their legal system through art. Americans don't like being mocked, especially by the British making me thing that although it may have been a good show, it wasn't quite right for that climate.
The play is extremely well researched and in researching the events themselves i actually found a few direct quotes from the characters. It is somewhat slightly informed by her interpretation of events and dramatised for the stage but all things considered it's a very accurate account. It can be argued that Enron is a satirical take on the events (e.g. Arthur Anderson being a ventriloquist) but that ultimately relies on the directors/actors choices and attitudes to the work. It respects the true tragedy of the reality but also shares light. It offers a new interpretation of character for people the media have described as evil and tyrannical, Lucy offers an alternative view.
The play was largely a success in the uk before moving to the states and dramatically failing. I understand this completely seeing as for the most part of the play it lightly pokes fun at American culture and breaks down the corruption of their legal system through art. Americans don't like being mocked, especially by the British making me thing that although it may have been a good show, it wasn't quite right for that climate.
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