Italy has had over fifty governments since the end of the Second World War. That means almost one government every year. Politics in Italy has always been a touchy subject with the Italian community because of the unrest in their country. Dario Fo's play looks at this and in a comical, yet satirical manner exposes government tactics used. Fo's focus is mainly the issue of currency and its value. In Italy there was a time when the price of goods and services ran so high because of inflation that people were able to afford the most common things such as bread and sugar. These items became rare and cherished commodities because of their expensive nature. People struggled with merchants to negotiate prices, but to no avail, until finally the people thought it was time to rise up and say: We won't pay! We won't pay. Or at least...