Coulsdon might not be the first place you’d think of for an outbreak of 1970s agitprop, but thanks to the always excellent Theatre Workshop Coulsdon, that’s exactly what’s coming to town next month.
The Dario Fo farce Accidental Death of an Anarchist is TWC’s next stage production, coming to the Coulsdon Community Centre from April 5 to 12.
Written in 1970, the play satirises the antics of the Milan police in the aftermath of a terrorist bombing.
They “fitted up” an innocent man with the “right” political leanings, who then “accidentally” fell from the fourth-floor window of the police station. As you do.
The debut run of the show was interrupted by an irate Milanese police force who arrested the cast and director on trumped up charges (oh, how that term has grown), only to have to release them later (without anyone nose-diving the pavement).
Better late than never, perhaps.
In-depth and informed, this latest episode of The Croydon Insider looks back on a week of meetings at the Town Hall where residents’ Council Tax was hiked again and the council sought another government bail-out, this time £136million.
TOWN HALL SKETCH: Things don’t sound too good in the Chamber these days, and it is not just because the council has hired a cheaper contractor for its audio system. As tempers frayed at the most important meeting of the year, WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor, turned the volume up to try to hear how Mayor Perry thinks he can get away with his cash-strapped council borrowing yet another £1bn
Energy prices up, transport fares up, water bills up, Council Tax up… ANDREW FISHER says that the government’s failure to tackle the cost-of-living crisis could have lasting political impact
Jason “Fix the Finances” Perry will tonight present his third council Budget since becoming Mayor of Croydon, with the council’s debts still rising, with overspends at record levels and with the local government minister and the council’s finance director agreeing that his plans for coming years are completely unsustainable.
