Directors Note:

When was Enron born? For me it was in 2009 when a friend text me saying he’d seen a great play about economics in London. He lent me the script and I read it. Then I read it again. I couldn’t get through it fast enough. I loved it, I loved the story, the writing and the very theatricality that seemed so present in a story that, on the face of it, is about economics. I continued to read it always thinking about what it would look like on stage. As this happened I began to see further into what this play was really about. It is about people, it is about human nature. A group of flawed men and women fighting to change the world. Ultimately they did that, but perhaps not in the way they imagined. The play is a stark reminder of the dangers of overreaching, I only wish it would serve as a better reminder to those who run our economy now.

This has been the single hardest thing I have ever done and I am indebted to so many people for this process. To the design team, sorry there are loads of characters, sorry there are raptors, sorry I keep asking more of you, but thank you for all the hours. To the cast, you are all wonderful and I hope you have had as much fun and made as close friends as I have over the past 6 weeks. Going from, in some cases, total strangers to what feels like a wonderful company has been a privilege. To Lucy Prebble for writing this play, and for being a little support, I hope we do it justice. To all the people that have given me a hug or a coffee and put up with me at home, thank you. Finally to the production team, Matt, thanks for doing things I just can’t do. Robyn, thank you for being mental enough to propose this with me and for sticking by and doing everything and more that I ask. Lastly to Nathan, I simply don’t have the words to describe how important you are to me and to this play. Thank you.

Finally thank you, the audience for coming to see this production, take heed the warnings and remember, Ask Why.