Italian playwright Dario Fo (born 1926) is known for his satirical and often controversial works. He was awarded the 1997 Nobel Prize in Literature. Although he has been hailed by critics worldwide for his acting abilities and especially for his artful,...

Strawberry Theatre Workshop at Richard Hugo House Accidental Death of an Anarchist debuted in 1970, less than a year after the dubious event (and subsequent police cover-up) named in the title. The play is razor-sharp, extremely funny, and, as the Strawberry Theater Workshop...

(DONMAR WAREHOUSE; 251 SEATS; 26 [pounds sterling] ($41.10) TOP) LONDON A Donmar Warehouse presentation of a play in two acts by Dario Fo, translated by Simon Nye. Directed by Robert Delamere. Sets and costumes, Simon Higlett; lighting, Paul Pyant; sound, Paul Arditti....

Piccolo analyzes Fo's use of farce in Accidental Death of an Anarchist to achieve "his political goal of demystification of power."

Cowan presents a brief survey of Fo's career and the background of Accidental Death of an Anarchist, and offers a concise appreciation of the play itself

Dario Fo, the Italian comedian and playwright, whose hilarious Accidental Death of an Anarchist … savages the brutality of the Italian police, uses the clown's hijinks to do gorgeous battle with officialdom…. As a clown and an activist, Fo has discovered in farce a strategy for emotionally detaching both audience and actors from the tragic issues his plays debate. "In farce," he says, "you have the possibility of going beyond the character. You can comment on the si...