A major new play having its world premiere at Chichester's Festival Theatre from 11 July - 29 Aug, then opening at the Royal Court Theatre, London from 17 Sept - 31 Oct 2009, transferring to London's West End Jan - May 2010 and to Broadway April 2010. Based on real events surrounding the rise and fall of Enron and the factors that contributed to it, the play has a topicality given the present financial climate. This is the hotly anticipated first play since Prebble's debut work of 2003 scooped her awards for Most Promising New Playwright. There will be considerable promotion of the play in the press over the 4 months of its production at the two venues.

'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.' 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 is 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 Jan - May 2010 and to Broadway April 2010.