Accidental Death of an Anarchist | |
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Written by | Dario Fo |
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Date premiered | 5 December 1970 |
Place premiered | Capannone di Via Colletta, Milan |
Original language | Italian |
Subject | Police corruption; the death of Italian anarchist Giuseppe Pinelli; Piazza Fontana bombing |
Genre | Political farce |
Setting | Central Police Headquarters, Milan |
Accidental Death of an Anarchist (Italian: Morte accidentale di un anarchico) is a play by Italian playwright Dario Fo that premiered in 1970. It has been performed across the world in more than forty countries. The play is based on the 1969 Piazza Fontana bombing and on the death of Giuseppe Pinelli while being interrogated by the police.[1]