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Accidental Death of an Anarchist, currently being offered by the "Parliament Cheez" theater group, is inspired by real events: in 1969, a suspect under questioning at the Milan police headquarters fell, or jumped, or was thrown to his death from a fourth-story window. Set shortly after this incident, the play depicts a lunatic impersonating a judge and conducting an investigation of police misconduct in the case. The corrupt and fascistic police run in circles trying to cover their rear and keep up with the Fool's devious logic. Further madness ensues when the arrival of a news reporter forces the Fool to shed the judge's identity and assume another, and yet another, all the while playing off the stupidity of the police and the naive cynicism of the journalist in the service of a surprising yet irresistible conclusion
. Barefoot Theatre Group's next project is the production of Nobel Prize winner Dario Fo's Accidental Death of an Anarchist. The play is based on actual events surrounding the 1969 death of an anarchist, Guiseppe Pinelli, who was arrested for allegedly bombing a bank at a time when widespread union protests were occurring throughout Italy. During the course of the police interrogation, the anarchist fell to his death when he "flew" out the window. The same day, another anarchist was arrested who was suspected of being the one truly responsible for the bombing. The investigation into the death of the anarchist was buried in the legal system, and the other anarchist was proven innocent after serving three years in jail. See prologue below for more history on Accidental...