{"product_id":"accidental-death-of-an-anarchist-dario-fo-9780413772671","title":"Accidental Death of an Anarchist","description":"\u003cp\u003e'The quality that makes Fo uniquely powerful ... [is] the ability to wring wild laughter out of insidious corruption' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'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' \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn its first two years of production, Dario Fo's controversial farce, \u003ci\u003eAccidental Death of an Anarchist\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis version of the play was premiered at the Donmar Warehouse, London, in February 2003. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCommentary and notes by Joseph Farrell.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dario Fo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0413772675\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780413772671\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/09\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Dario Fo","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44044294422783,"sku":"9780413772671","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_70410dc6-1f6f-4dcc-a00b-c7cbc57678a2.jpg?v=1684972020","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/accidental-death-of-an-anarchist-dario-fo-9780413772671","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}