Accidental death of an anarchist (methuen drama)/dario fo

In its first two years of production, Dario Fos controversial farce, Accidental Death of an Anarchist, 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.

This version of the play was premiered?in London in 2003.

Commentary and notes by Joseph Farrell.