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The Virtuous Burglar

Short Play, Comedy  /  3w, 4m

Dario Fo, Joe Farrell

The Virtuous Burglar
by Dario Fo
Translated by Joe Farrell

A burglar is discovered when the owner of the flat returns unexpectedly with his mistress. When the owner's wife arrives, the burglar is forced to pretend the mistress is his wife. Joe Farrell's translation.

Published in the volume "Dario Fo Plays 1" which also contains Mistero Buffo, Accidental Death of an Anarchist, Trumpets and Raspberries, The Virtuous Burglar, and One Was Nude and One Wore Tails.

The Virtuous Burglar

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    3w, 4m
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Farce

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Summary
A burglar is discovered when the owner of the flat returns unexpectedly with his mistress. When the owner's wife arrives, the burglar is forced to pretend the mistress is his wife. A profusion of spouses and lovers appear and the burglar — apparently the only one not having an affair — is forced into pretending to have multiple wives. Then his own wife arrives!
  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting A Living Room

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Dario Fo

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Joe Farrell

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