Accidental Death Of An Anarchist

Accidental Death of an Anarchist was first written and produced by playwright and actor Dario Fo in Italy, 1970. The script was directly inspired by the events surrounding the 1969 Piazza Fontana Bombing, and much of Fo’s work revolves around political satire directed at Italy post-World War II and later.

Exemplifying Fo’s work as a writer, Accidental Death of an Anarchist combines the humor, irony, and satire of the old Italian tradition of commedia dell’arte with modern leftism (“Dario Fo.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2023). Accidental Death of an Anarchist is among Fo’s most popular plays, next to his solo performance Mistero Buffo (“Comic Mystery”). Considered controversial by many establishment figures, Fo was praised by American Theatre Critic Mel Gussow: “Imagine a cross between Bertolt Brecht and Lenny Bruce and you may begin to have an idea of the scope of Fo’s anarchic art” (Gussow, Mel. “Dario Fo, Whose Plays Won Praise, Scorn and a Nobel, Dies at 90.” The New York Times, 13 Oct. 2016). Accidental Death of an Anarchist adopts a searingly humorous tone as Fo satirizes the Italian National

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