Dario Fo, the now-deceased creator of 'Non Si Paga! Non Si Paga!', translated variously as 'Can't Pay? Won't Pay!', 'We Can't Pay? We Won't Pay!' and 'Low Pay? Don't Pay!', once said: “Comedy makes the subversion of the existing state of affairs possible.”
If you're looking for a clear definition of what he was trying to achieve you could do worse than this quote. Here we're telling funny stories, but with a deadly serious message.
'Non Si Paga! Non Si Paga!' is Fo's second-best known play, after 'Accidental Death of Anarchist'. It is one of his most regularly performed pieces. A new production based on an adaption from Marieke Hardy sets out to once again revitalise the play.
