Archangels Don't Play Pinball
by Dario Fo, Ron Jenkins

Name: Archangels Don't Play Pinball
Brand: Dario Fo
SKU: 9780573691409
Rating: 3.73 (2 reviews)

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Highlights

Female

Male

Expandable CastingComedy

Awards & Recognition

Nobel Prize-Winning Playwright

What readers are saying

Readers find 'Archangels Don't Play Pinball' to be a mix of clever writing and absurd humor. While the slapstick elements contribute to the overall comedic tone, some feel that the reading experience may not fully capture the intended effect of the play.

Clever writingAbsurd humorEntertaining premiseTakes time to get into

Synopsis

First performed at the Bristol Old Vic, this fast moving play is one of Fo's most accomplished farces and the first to combine political satirical content in a Brechtian form that relies on paradoxical situations to make its point.

Set in the industrial outskirts of Milan, it follows a group of louts and their butt, Lofty, a simple man caught in the maze of government bureaucracy who tries to extricate himself from the pranks and petty crimes.