Accidental Death of an Anarchist

Accidental Death of an Anarchist
Cover of a 2004 Italian edition of Morte accidentale di un anarchico
Written by	Dario Fo
Characters	Maniac Inspector Bertozzo Inspector Pissani The Constable The Superintendent Maria Feletti
Date premiered	5 December 1970
Place premiered	Capannone di Via Colletta, Milan
Original language	Italian
Subject	Police corruption; the death of Italian anarchist Giuseppe Pinelli; Piazza Fontana bombing
Genre	Political farce
Setting	Central Police Headquarters, Milan

Accidental Death of an Anarchist (Italian: Morte accidentale di un anarchico) is a play by Italian playwright Dario Fo that premiered in 1970. It has been performed across the world in more than forty countries. The play is based on the 1969 Piazza Fontana bombing and on the death of Giuseppe Pinelli while being interrogated by the police.^[1]