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Accidental Death of an Anarchist by Dario Fo

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Author Biography

Name: Dario Fo
Birth Date: March 24, 1926
Place of Birth: San Giano, Italy
Nationality: Italian
Gender: Male
Occupations: playwright, actor

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Biography of Dario Fo
2325 words, approx. 7.8 pages
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,...


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Accidental Death of an Anarchist Information
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Accidental Death of an Anarchist is perhaps the best-known play by the Nobel Prize winner Dario Fo. It was first staged on December 5, 1970, as Morte accidentale di un anarchico in Varese, Italy. An English translation was published by Suzanne Cowan in...


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The Stranger
Accidental Death of an Anarchist
09/22/2005: 325 words, approx. 1 pages
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...
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Variety
Accidental Death of an Anarchist.
03/24/2003: 809 words, approx. 3 pages
(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....
 


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Critical Essay by Pina Piccolo
4,791 words, approx. 16 pages
Piccolo analyzes Fo's use of farce in Accidental Death of an Anarchist to achieve "his political goal of demystification of power."
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Suzanne Cowan
2,642 words, approx. 9 pages
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
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Critical Essay by John Lahr
564 words, approx. 2 pages
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...
 


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