Accidental Death Of An Anarchist

Question 1

List of Themes:

Answer 1

• Corruption
• Madness
• Truth & Illusion
• Disguise
• Revolution

Question 2

Context background:

Answer 2

• Political culture in late 1960’s
• 1969 Bomb in Milan at the Branco dell’Agriculture
• The suspicious death of the anarchist arrested, Giuseppe Pinelli
• Following death of Luigi Calabresi who was the police inspector in charge of the case who was accused of Pinelli’s murder

Question 3

Modern Context:

Answer 3

• Mark Duggan and the London Riots

- Hillsborough disaster (as long as you mention how the report was recently done)

Question 4

What are the main styles of the play?

Answer 4

• Political satire
• Farce
• Vaudeville
• Commedia dell’Arte
• Brechts Epic Theatre

Question 5

Rehearsal exercises:

Answer 5

Augusto Boal - Bomb and Shield

Augusto Boal - Do Nothing

Using playing cards for levels of authority

Question 6

Live Theatre Examples

Answer 6

FUP

Question 7

Previous Production

Answer 7

Channel 4 1983 Accidental Death of An Anarchist

Question 8

First Performance

Answer 8

1970

Would often perform in factories or in public squares for all the public to see