MIstero Buffo
Written by Franca Rame and Dario Fo
Directed by Ben Standish
Translated by Joseph Farrell
Doors: 12pm
Show start: 1pm
Unreserved Seating
A penniless travelling performer bursts into the theatre, pursued by the authorities. Whilst the threat of arrest remains close, he can’t help but hijack the stage and tell folk tales lampooning the elite…and maybe earn a quid or two doing it.
Subversive and satirical, Mistero Buffo is a pulsating and anarchic storytelling rollercoaster that questions history, mocks the elite and speaks truth to power.
This is a new translation by Joseph Farell, marking the first-ever Scots version of the infamous play by Nobel Prize winning writer Dario Fo, and the first Scottish production since Robbie Coltrane performed it over 30 years ago.
Co-presented with Ayr Gaiety, In association with the Italian Cultural Institute of Edinburgh. Supported by the Andrew Tannahill Fund.
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