Fo Plays: 1: Mistero Buffo; Accidental Death...; Trumpets and Raspberries; Virtuous Burglar; One Was Nude...Mistero Buffo, or The Comic Mysteries, is based on research into mediaeval mystery plays; The Accidental Death of an Anarchist concerns the "accidental" (or not) death of an anarchist railwork who "fell" (or was pushed) to his death from a police headquarters window in 1969; Trumpets and Raspberries is "A deeply subversive farce" (The Guardian) in which the boss of Italy's biggest car manufacturer FIAT, is mistaken for a left wing terrorist. |
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Page 71
... BONIFACE VIII And now we come to Boniface VIII . Boniface was Pope in the days of Dante Alighieri . Dante was well acquainted with the man : his hatred of him was such that he consigned him to Hell in his Inferno even before he was dead ...
... BONIFACE VIII And now we come to Boniface VIII . Boniface was Pope in the days of Dante Alighieri . Dante was well acquainted with the man : his hatred of him was such that he consigned him to Hell in his Inferno even before he was dead ...
Page 77
... Boniface VIII sketch . It begins with an extremely ancient liturgical chant in Catalan , from the Pyrenees . During this chanting , the Pope dresses himself for a very important ceremony . You should bear in mind that Boniface VIII had ...
... Boniface VIII sketch . It begins with an extremely ancient liturgical chant in Catalan , from the Pyrenees . During this chanting , the Pope dresses himself for a very important ceremony . You should bear in mind that Boniface VIII had ...
Page 78
... Boniface , of course , who was pretty sharp , thought to himself : ' You see , they're picking on me ! So ? I'll ... BONIFACE VIII He plays the part of Boniface VIII . He mimes the gestures of praying and chanting . On the Day of ...
... Boniface , of course , who was pretty sharp , thought to himself : ' You see , they're picking on me ! So ? I'll ... BONIFACE VIII He plays the part of Boniface VIII . He mimes the gestures of praying and chanting . On the Day of ...
Common terms and phrases
Agnelli Alright anarchist ANGEL ANNA ANTONIO Anyway Beat yourselves BLIND bomb Boniface BURGLAR BURGLAR'S WIFE Christ comes CONSTABLE crazy CRIPPLE CRUCIFIER Dario Fo death DOCTOR door DOUBLE dress DRUNKARD everything EXAMINING MAGISTRATE Excuse eyes FOOL Franca Rame Gianni Agnelli give Glug goes hand happened happy head Honour husband INSPECTOR BERTOZZO Jesus JOANNA jongleur JOURNALIST kick killed laugh Listen look Lotta Continua LUCIA madam Madonna MANIAC Marriage at Cana MARY Matazone mean mimes mind miracle Mistero Buffo move NAKED never Oh yes PATROLMAN piece play police POLICEMAN poor pulls raptus realise Red Brigades remember roadsweeper ROSA round SECOND SWEEPER shouting Shut SOLDIER sorry SPORTS JACKET stop SUPERINTENDENT supposed talk tell theatre there's things told Trumpets and Raspberries trying turns villeyn wait What's who's window WOMAN words worry wretch