Dario Fo
Italian Nobel Prize-winning playwright and performer who used medieval farce, commedia dell'arte, and political satire to attack capitalism, the Church, and the state. Accidental Death of an Anarchist and Can't Pay? Won't Pay! reached mass audiences across Europe. He was also an accomplished visual artist.
Works
- Accidental Death of an AnarchistDark farce about a madman investigating an anarchist's death
- Can't Pay? Won't Pay!Farce about working-class families stealing food during inflation
- Mistero BuffoAvant-garde piece with biblical tableaux and political satire
- Trumpets and RaspberriesFarce where a criminal exploits body doubles for vigilantism
- The Pope and the WitchSatirical play about political corruption and moral hypocrisy
- Can't Pay Won't PayFarce about working-class families stealing food during inflation
- We Won't Pay! We Won't Pay!Farce about working-class families stealing food during inflation