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It was first staged on December 5 , 1970 , as ''Morte accidentale di un anarchico'' in Varese , Italy . An English Translation was published by Suzanne Cowan in ''Theater Magazine'' in 1979 , and led to subsequent productions in Minneapolis in 1982 , and a stage adaptation by Richard Nelson, directed by Doug Wager, opening at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. on February 9 , 1984 . The show made it to Broadway starring Jonathan Pryce and Patti LuPone in 1984, but closed after 20 performances and 15 previews. There was a British television adaptation in 's Britain . In 2003 , a new translation by Simon Nye was performed at the Donmar Warehouse theatre, London , starring Rhys Ifans . The play is based on events involving a real person, Giuseppe Pinelli , who was thrown from the fourth floor window of a Milan police station in 1969. He was falsely accused of bombing a bank (the Piazza Fontana Bombing ) as part of the Italian Far Right's Strategy Of Tension . The events of the Play itself, however, are Fictional . The play opens with Inspector Bertozzo interrogating The Maniac, a Histrionic character. The Maniac, however, constantly outsmarts the dim-witted Bertozzo and, when Bertozzo leaves the room, intercepts a phone call from Inspector Pissani. The play was staged in Britain at the Wyndham's Theatre in London in 1980. It had a highly successful run in the heart of London's theatreland, from 5th March 1980 to 24th October 1981. The production was nominated for a highly prestigious Laurence Olivier Award. His play "Can't Pay? Won't Pay" was staged at the Criterion Theatre, London in 1982, and also enjoyed a successful run. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS REFERENCES |
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