ACCIDENTAL DEATH
OF AN ANARCHIST
An adaption by Helen Strube & PIP Theatre based on the translation by Ed Emery
Produced by PIP Theatre
July 23 – August 2 2025
July 23rd – August 2nd
Duration: 2hrs 20min (including a 20-minute intermission)
Prices: $35-$50
Recommended for mature audiences 14+
“Wickedly funny… nothing less than brilliant… the audience is constantly in stitches… much cheaper than a therapy session and vastly more entertaining.”–Time Out
A lone maniac turns the Queensland police upside down in adapted Nobel Prize-winner Dario Fo’s classic play Accidental Death of an Anarchist.
The Queensland police force faces public outrage after a young, falsely accused anarchist dies during interrogation. Conflicting reports emerge: initially deemed an “accident,” the death is later reclassified as “suicide.” Amidst the scandal, the Maniac is brought into the station for “impersonation.”
Legally certified as insane and unable to be held, he seizes the chance to impersonate a judge reopening the case, a forensic expert, and a bishop. With wit and chaos, he becomes the people’s unlikely hero—and the police’s worst nightmare.
With biting humour and razor-sharp wit, so join us this July!
Content Warnings
Police brutality, suicide, sexual assault, terrorist attacks, violence, strobe lighting use of replica weapons and, bombings.
THURSDAY 31st JULY • 7:00PM
FRIDAY 1st AUGUST • 7:00PM
SATURDAY 2nd AUGUST • 2:00PM
SATURDAY 2nd AUGUST • 7:00PM
CAST
Deidre Grace – Maniac
Rebel Star – Superintendent Biscoff
Greg Scur – Inspector Louis
Izabela Wasilewska – Detective Hallaran
Dana Summer – PC Sherbert
Isaiah Harrison – Journalist / Anarchist
CREW
Produced by PIP Theatre
Director: Calum Johnston
Stage Manager: Courtney Farrar
Assistant Stage Manager / Director Observer : Jai Bofinger
Sound Designer: Peter Van Brucken
Set Designer: Laurent Milton
Production Manager: Amelia Slatter
Marketing Director: Jenna Todd
Photography: PIF Productions (Hero Images), Jade Ellis (Rehearsal Photography)
Vocal Coach: Marcus Oborn PRA, Vocal Coach
Fight Director and Stunt Choreo: Jason Mckell
SCHOOL GROUP BOOKINGS
Students @ $25 [One Teachers Ticket per 10 Students]
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WED 6:30pm
THURS/FRI 7:00pm
SAT 2:00pm & 7:00pm
Our venue & Bar opens 1 hour prior to showtime. We recommend arriving at least 30 min early as the advised showtime is when the show will begin.
Accessibility
PIP theatre is fully accessible via the foyer lift. We have dedicated accessibility spaces and are equipped with wheelchair-accessible amenities. Please email info@piptheatre.org for any questions or to book a companion card ticket.
Parking
Parking spaces located under the theatre in the Savoir Faire Car Park (Driveway located next to Maple Fusion Chinese Restaurant). Free on weekends and after 4pm weekdays. Plenty of street parking is also available along Park Road and surrounding streets.
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