Mumbai, ready to solve the 'Accidental Death of an Anarchist'?

‘

Accidental Death of an Anarchist

’ is an internationally popular play. It is based on a 1969 incident, in which an anarchist railway worker,

Giuseppe Pinelli

, arrested in connection with a terrorist bombing in

Milan

, fell to his death from a fourth-story window at police headquarters during the course of an interrogation. While his death was officially declared a suicide, the police report held blatant contradictions. Subsequent investigation revealed the probable innocence of the worker. This

play

that will be staged on August 3, 4, 5 August at

Jeff Goldberg

Studio, Khar, throws light on that.

Play

director

Ashok Pandey calls its political-satire. He explains, “This play is centered around six people. Five of them are police and one girl is a reporter. The play unravels with the police having caught a man and they want him to admit that he had caused a bomb blast in Chandigarh. One of the characters, an editor, knows the police may be covering up something. A reporter comes into the police station and starts to ask questions. The dialogues and moments have been planned in such a way that it leaves the audience thinking, too.”

Rutuja Awaghad, who plays the reporter, says, “Mine is a very interesting role. I play an interesting character who is trying to get to the root of the case. She does not take the information and answers that are given by the cops blankly. Instead, she comes up with smart questions. And the audience is sure to end up with the same questions and feelings that she has, about the case.” The rest of the cast comprises Sanjay Gurbaxani, Shashank Parihar, Tushar Sharma, Prashant Singh and Akshat Mishra.