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Ideal for readers interested in political satire, modern drama, and theatre enthusiasts who appreciate clever, socially charged comedy.
Highly contentious and subversive at the time of its first production in Milan in 1970, this has since become one of Fo's best known and translated text. Based on a true story it throws in to relief the judicial and police corruption of 1970s Italy. Simon Nyes's superb translation brings out the parallels with our situation today.
Based on a true story, Fo's play throws in to relief the judicial and police corruption of 1970s Italy. Simon Nyes's superb translation brings out contemporary parallels.
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'The quality that makes Fo uniquely powerful [is] the ability to wring wild laughter out of insidious corruption' Guardian
'Simon Nye's witty translation updates and relocates the play suitably close to contemporary England. Fo is that rare thing, a far-left playwright with a popular, comic touch. And his stinging attack upon the black arts of government cover-up, manipulation and mendacity could not be more timely' Evening Standard
In its first two years of production, Dario Fo's controversial farce, Accidental Death of an Anarchist, was seen by over half a million people. It has since been performed all over the world and is widely recognised as a classic of modern drama.
A sharp and hilarious satire on political corruption, it concerns the case of an anarchist railway worker who, in 1969, 'fell' to his death from a police headquarters window.
This version of the play was premiered at the Donmar Warehouse, London, in February 2003.
Commentary and notes by Joseph Farrell.
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“The quality that makes Fo uniquely powerful [is] the ability to wring wild laughter out of insidious corruption.” – Guardian
“Simon Nye's witty translation updates and relocates the play suitably close to contemporary England. Fo is that rare thing, a far-left playwright with a popular, comic touch. His stinging attack upon government deception could not be more timely.” – Evening Standard
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780413772671
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 16 October 2003
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Methuen Drama
Edition: New edition
Contributors:
- Edited by Joseph Farrell
- Translated by Simon Nye
Audience: Tertiary education
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 11.0mm
Width: 124.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 208g
Pages: 176
About the Author
Joseph Farrell is Senior Lecturer in Italian Studies at the University of Strathclyde. He has written on and translated Italian theatre widely. He is theatre reviewer for The Scotsman, as well as the author of Dario Fo and France Rame: Harlequins of the Revolution (Methuen, 2001), and has edited A History of Italian Theatre (CUP, 2006) as well as Methuen Student editions of Six Characters in Search of an Author and Accidental Death of an Anarchist. For over thrity years Dario Fo, oftern in collaboration with his wife Franca Rame, has led the field in political satire in Europe. Outside Italy, Fo's comedies are often adapted to reflect local political conditions, but the essence remains the same. Capitalism, imperialism and corruption within government are typical targets for hilarious, ideologically-inspired attacks on the establishment. Drawing on all forms of popular theatre, Fo's international reputation as an actor, mime and director equals that of his writing. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1997.
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