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Order tickets via Eventbrite: http://tickets.devioustheatre.com/ The second production in our Dario Fo Season. Can’t Pay? Won’t Pay! was written by the Nobel Prize winning playwright in 1974 after he became inspired by the self reduction movement which saw working class Italian women take what they wanted from supermarkets only paying what they could afford. Another one of his trademark political farces, this play saw Fo tackling issues of inflation, unemployment, worker’s strikes and the unions, once more tied up in the framework of a wild, slapstick comedy. Can’t Pay? Won’t Pay! tells the story of two working class women, Antonia and Margherita, who are frustrated by rising prices and struggling to make ends meet. Along with the other women in their neighbourhood, they decide to rebel against the cost of living by taking goods without paying. However, hiding the shoplifting spree from their husbands and the pursuing authorities might prove a little trickier than expected. The cast includes Angela Barrett, Ross Costigan, Hazel Fahy, Ken McGuire and Paul Young. The production is directed by John Morton who previously directed Accidental Death Of An Anarchist and Trainspotting for Devious Theatre. Like our production of Accidental Death Of An Anarchist, we’ll be exploring the themes of Can’t Pay? Won’t Pay! through the prism of modern Irish life, drawing on the themes of unemployment, strikes and the dire situations we find ourselves in. This madcap marital meltdown from Italy’s maestro of farce will hit the stage of the Set Theatre, John Street, Kilkenny between Wednesday March 10th and Sunday March 14th at 8pm nightly