Low Pay? Don’t Pay!
Low Pay? Don’t Pay! by Dario Fo is a vibrant edition published by A&C Black on April 12, 2010, featuring 98 pages in English. This uproarious farce presents a contemporary twist on Fo’s original work, Can’t Pay? Won’t Pay!, set against the backdrop of rising prices and economic challenges. The story follows housewives Antonia and Margherita as they resort to shoplifting in response to their frustrations, navigating a series of humorous escapades to keep their actions hidden from their husbands and the authorities.
Readers will find a blend of comedy and social commentary as the characters employ increasingly inventive tactics to conceal their antics. The narrative reflects on themes of economic hardship and societal pressures, making it relevant to today’s issues. This edition, translated by Joseph Farrell, captures the essence of Fo’s legendary humor while addressing contemporary concerns, ensuring that the farce resonates with modern audiences.
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An uproarious new version of Dario Fo’s frenetic farce Can’t Pay? Won’t Pay! which, although set in Italy, has an all too familiar ring to it.
Housewives Antonia and Margherita, fed up with high prices in the supermarket, take matters into their own hands and start shoplifting. Keen to keep their light-fingered antics from their husbands, Giovanni and Luigi – not to mention the police – the women are forced to resort to more and more inventive hiding places, and more and more elaborate cover stories, in this legendary comedy.
Nobel prize winner Dario Fo is Italy’s leading contemporary playwright, renowned for his hilarious satires including Accidental Death of an Anarchist. He has re-written his classic farce Can’t Pay? Won’t Pay! to take into account the global banking crisis and this translation, by world-leading Fo scholar Joseph Farrell, hints at UK current affairs too, including the credit crunch and MPs’ expenses scandal. Although first written in 1970, this updated farce is still very relevant to today’s state of affairs.
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