Accidental Death of an Anarchist

An AMAZING tour de force that is excellent in every scene and almost every line. It was a pleasure to read and was funny, cynical, deep and absurd at the same time. Dario Fo creates like no other-- this play is highly inventive and original. I recommend it for anyone interested in drama.

As Fo's original version had some locally specific politics (Italy), this version is one that was adapted for the American stage & added some American politics instead (in this case, some Ronald Reagan-era jabs). It was an over-the-top, almost slapstick style farce that was a quick, enjoyable read. If done right, I think seeing a stage version might be a hoot. Makes me wish I were in NYC right now, heading to a small theater to see a performance of this, followed by a stop for some great food nearby.

Comic mayhem, with the protagonist’s point reasoned to pure genius. The hero of this play runs verbal circles around everyone in his path.

Uma sátira da corrupção política, centrada em um caso que ocorreu na Itália em 1969, mas universal. Pensei em Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto: o suspeito pede um advogado, e os policias respondem rindo: "Onde você pensa que está, na América?". E, é claro, na corrupção e brutalidade da polícia brasileira e das polícias de toda a América Latina.

A Marx brothers type of political farce. The play revolves around the theme of misuse of power. In 1969 a bomb was planted in an Italian bank and a number of people were killed. In the aftermath of that the police rounded up a number of anarchists--one of whom Giovanni Pinelli died in their custody--being thrown out of a window. For what it is worth eventually the true culprits would turn out to be a ultra right wing group. In the meantime though the state would focus its attentions on others associated with Pinelli--going to a lot of lengths to frame them. This is more or less the background for Fo's play. Dario is a keen and savvy political commentator and one with a very high comic touch. Highly recommended.

Il titolo di oggi fa parte della collana tutto il Teatro di Dario Fo, a cura di Franca Rame, pubblicato da Einaudi. Lo spettacolo viene rappresentato per la prima volta il 10 dicembre 1970, al mitico Capannone di Via Colletta a Milano. Spettacolo che infiamma le platee e l’opinione pubblica, già ben predisposte dallo specifico periodo storico/politico, riempe teatri e affolla i palazzi dello sport di tutta Italia, riuscendo faticosamente ad aggirare i continui tentativi di boicottaggio da parte dei poteri forti. Testo da buttare giù tutto di un fiato, tanto esilaranti quanto sconvolgenti, le novanta pagine con linguaggio scaltro e tagliente, raccontano una delle pagine più buie della nostra “Repubblica”. *Per chi non lo avesse show more ancora fatto, consiglio vivamente la visione dello spettacolo, ancor più pungente e “dinamitardo” del libro. http://theclash976.wordpress.com/ show less

Very funny and poignant.