{"product_id":"9780413772671","title":"Accidental Death of an Anarchist (Methuen Student Edition)","description":"'The quality that makes Fo uniquely powerful ... [is] the ability to wring wild laughter out of insidious corruption' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis version of the play was premiered at the Donmar Warehouse, London, in February 2003.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCommentary and notes by Joseph Farrell.","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43240553381949,"sku":"9780413772671","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9780413772671_p0.jpg?v=1780081091","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.com\/products\/9780413772671","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}