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Enron's Stock Continues to Grow
| The imaginative Enron has found new success since transferring to the West End’s Noel Coward Theatre. The story of one of America’s largest corporate frauds is likely to extend beyond its current run. A Broadway production will also open next month as the stock of the play continues to grow. UKTickets went along to see the show. |
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No Business like Show Business (or Enron)There was no business quite like Enron. Founded in 1985 by Texas businessman Kenneth Lay, Enron grew to become America’s seventh largest corporation, building power plants and supplying electricity and gas. Enron exceeded financial targets with ease. From its Houston headquarters trade moved fast.CEO Jeffrey Skilling had big ideas. Enron became a stock market for energy trading. Profits appeared to go through the roof, but the numbers were built on shaky ground. Energy deregulation caused chaos for customers and debts were hidden in subsidiary companies. As ordinary employees invested their savings, the Enron executives cashed in their shares. Not for nothing were they known as ‘the smartest guys in the room’. |
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Noisy, Colourful and Thoroughly EnjoyableEnron is a compelling story and hugely enjoyable on the big stage. A mixture of drama, musical, comedy and fantasy have been brought together by the creative team.Tim Piggott-Smith is excellent as Kenneth Lay, the company founder with the folksy charm and ruthless streak. Samuel West is outstanding as CEO Jeffrey Skilling, who morphs from business geek to master of the universe, but is all too fallible when money is involved. Amanda Drew excels as the power-dressing Claudia, a high-flying executive who clashes with Skilling. Tom Goodman-Hill is superb as Andy Fastow, a financial whiz-kid desperate to impress the bosses with his abstract ideas. Enron is a visual feast. The Lehman brothers become Siamese twins, Accountants Arthur Anderson a ventriloquist and his dummy. The shadows companies, where debts are hidden, are a group of vicious Jurassic Park dinosaurs. Noisy, colourful and thoroughly enjoyable, Enron is well deserving of six nominations at the upcoming Laurence Olivier Awards. |
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