Accidental Death of an Anarchist

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The play is a 1970 satirical piece by the remarkable comedy writer (Nobel Prize winner) and actor Dario Fo. It was performed in English at Mike's Badhuistheater. Based on the death of Giuseppe Pinelli, an anarchist railway worker who died after falling from the fourth-floor window of the police station where he was being interrogated. They also perform the play that takes place in Berlin in 2025.

Accidental Death of an Anarchist

Dates

Thu 12 Feb20:00 - 22:00

Sat 14 Feb22:00 - 22:00

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Location

Badhuistheater, Boerhaaveplein 28, 1091 AT Amsterdam

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+31611173324

badhuistheater@gmail.com

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A Satirical Black Comedy

We’ve dusted off Dario Fo’s Accidental Death of an Anarchist and dropped it smack into Berlin 2025. It starts with a death in police custody and unravels into an interrogation room circus where a chameleon intruder impersonates officials, forces reenactments, and teases out contradictory statements.

You’ll see how absurdly everything is still the case: the cover ups, the power plays, the scramble to protect pensions and reputations. But make no mistake, the outrageous excuses you hear on stage do not come out of nowhere. They are ripped straight from the headlines.

Police violence is a universal and international problem, and the only way to confront it is head on. So yes, there are laughs, tons of them, because humor is one of the best coping mechanisms humans have ever invented. Join us as we unmask the farce, expose the lies, and dare to demand accountability, one belly laugh at a tim