Accidental Death of an Anarchist (1995)
The best of the political comedies
The play is a farce based on events involving a real person, Giuseppe Pinelli, who fell - or was thrown - from the fourth floor window of a Milan police station in 1969. He was accused of bombing a bank (the Piazza Fontana bombing). Dario Fo's mischievous yet haunting work is set in a police station, where outside a crowd has gathered to protest the "accidental" death of an anarchist who supposedly fell from the precinct window. The play is dominated by a seeming madman who has been apprehended by the police, released, but keeps hanging around while changing identities, gradually forcing the political truth from the other characters.
Script by Dario Fo
Translation by Stan Lai
Adaptation by Stan Lai, Chin Shih-chieh
Directed by Chin Shih-chieh
Cast: Zhao Ziqiang, Li Jianchang, Liu Liangzuo, Feng Yigang, Ismene Ting
Scenic Design: Yang Weizhen
Lighting Design: Cheng Jianxiong
Costume and Makeup Design: Tsai Yufen
Music Design: Hong Ruiqi
Artistic Director: Stan Lai
Produced by Nai-chu Ding
World Premiere: 11/12/1995 National Arts Hall, Taipei
Toured Cities: Taipei, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Taichung, Chungli, Hsinchu
