Accidental Death Of An Anarchist

An irrepressible fraudster known only as the Maniac is brought into Police Headquarters just as the officers are preparing for a judicial review of the recent 'accidental' death of a suspect in custody

Outwitting his captors, the Maniac dupes them into performing a farcical recreation of the incident, exposing the absurd corruption and terrifying idiocy at the heart of the system

Following its premiere at Sheffield Theatres, Tom Basden's acclaimed new adaptation of Dario Fo and Franca Rame's criminally funny farce opens at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, in London's West End in June 2023

REVIEWS

'Gloriously unruly...Tom Basden’s darkly comic adaptation of Dario Fo’s classic farce is one of the most daring and original shows to arrive in the West End in recent memory' ~ The Independent

Uproarious... a bomb-blast comedy... an institutionally funny play' ~ Evening Standard

'Never has this satire on police corruption felt so bitingly relevant... a comic tour-de-force' ~ The Telegraph

'Incendiary... viciously funny... a scorching update... Basden has worked every appalling recent revelation [about the Metropolitan Police] into a breathlessly rapid-fire script' ~ The Stage

'Electrifying... Exquisite... It’s bold, audacious, and frighteningly topical cutthroat humour' ~ Broadway World