Did he jump, or was he pushed?

Fullhouse Productions' upcoming show, Accidental Death of an Anarchist being staged at the Meteor Theatre in Hamilton from October 19, poses several questions.

Show producer Amanda Wallace, third-year theatre arts student at the University of Waikato, says the cast of six has been in rehearsal since last month, with full-day rehearsals three times a week.

The play was written by Dario Fo in the early 1970s and looks at a real-life death involving a man held in police custody in Italy in 1969. The man died after he fell from a window in a police station, and the incident caused considerable controversy and exposed substantial corruption and malpractice in police and government organisations.

Subsequently, the play became one of the more popularly-performed shows in Europe.

Fo is one of Italy's leading playwrights.

Amanda Wallace, who last year produced a New Zealand play, Flagons and Foxtrots, says Accidental Death of an Anarchist will run for 11 public performances, with an additional two for schools.

The cast includes David Bower-Mason as Bertozzo; Matthew Powell as the maniac; Andrew Kaye as Inspector Pissani; Julia Watkins as the Superintendent; Antony-Paul Aiono as the Constable; and Alice Kennedy as Miss Feleti.

The show runs until Sunday, November 3.

Tickets, available at Ticketek, are $28 for adults and $18 for students.