Synopses & Reviews
Another farce by Dario Fo, winner of the 1997 Nobel Prize for Literature. Millionaire media boss Diane Forbes-McKaye is kidnapped--but this ruthless magnate proves more resourceful than her clumsy abductors. Are things what they seem? Who is in charge? Who masterminded the abduction? Into this cocktail add a gun-toting priest, a deranged altar boy, a kidnapper hiding in the frifge, a pyromaniac, and and an explosive climax.
Synopsis
Anarchic and inspired comedy in which a kidnapped heiress proves to be a more competent criminal than those who abducted her. An adaptation of Il ratto della Francesca, one of Fo's great Italian farces written for and with Franca Rame. Performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 1994.
About the Author
One of the major theatrical artists of the 20th century, Italy's Dario Fo, togther with Franca Rame, his wife and creative partner, have been creating a theatrical foray uniquely their own for more than fifty years. One of the world's most produced playwrights, Fo was awarded the 1997 Nobel Prize for Literature.