Accidental Death of an Anarchist

Informationen zum Autor For over thrity years Dario Fo, oftern in collaboration with his wife Franca Rame, has led the field in political satire in Europe. Outside Italy, Fo's comedies are often adapted to reflect local political conditions, but the essence remains the same. Capitalism, imperialism and corruption within government are typical targets for hilarious, ideologically-inspired attacks on the establishment. Drawing on all forms of popular theatre, Fo's international reputation as an actor, mime and director equals that of his writing. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1997. Stuart Hood (1915-2011) was a Scottish novelist and translator who worked at the BBC as Controller from 1961-1964 before going on to a professorship of Film and Television at the Royal College of Art, School of Film and Television. Among his various books on the broadcasting industry is Questions of Broadcasting , published by Methuen Drama. Klappentext New edition. Zusammenfassung A reissue of Nobel Prize-winner Dario Fo's play! Accidental Death of an Anarchist - a sharp satire on police corruption. The play concerns the case of an anarchist railway worker who! in 1969! 'fell' to his death from a police headquarters' window.

Product details

• Authors: Dario Fo, Simon Nye, Fo Dario
• Assisted by: Gavin Richards (Editor), Stuart Hood (Introduction), Gillian Hanna (Translation), G. Hanna (Translation), Simon Nye (Translation), Hanna Gillian (Translation)
• Publisher: Methuen Drama
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 31.03.1987
• Subject: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies
• EAN: 9780413156105
• ISBN: 978-0-413-15610-5
• Dimensions (packing): 13 x 20 x 0.7 cm
• Series: Modern Classics; Modern Classics
• Subjects: DRAMA / General; Plays, Playscripts; Plays, playscripts, drama