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Roll up! Attend the ribald antics of the jongleur, descendent of the great medieval buffoons who scratched at the consciences of Europe, delighting the crowds, infuriating the powerful. Meet head-on his comic cavalcade of rich and poor, angels and drunkards, soldiers, peasants, cheats, popes and donkeys. For the jongleur is a wise fool. He comes to town with a dangerous gospel. He slips the cork from a thrillingly raucous old bladder full of stories that explode with love of humanity, rant against oppression and a grin that goes all the way to Calvary and back. Mistero Buffo is performed in a mixture of English, Italian, Sicilian dialect and gobbledegok (or grammelot), and as there are many 'giullarate', each night will be different.

Cast/Performers

Antonio Venturino

Creatives/Company

Author: Dario Fo
Company: Coup de Masque