Lorenzaccio

[1] Having engaged in debaucheries to gain the Duke's confidence, he loses the trust of Florence's citizens, thus earning the insulting surname "Lorenzaccio".

Since opponents to the tyrant's regime fail to use Alessandro's death as a way to overthrow the dukedom and establish a republic, Lorenzo's action does not appear to aid the people's welfare.

However, it has been staged since, first by Sarah Bernhardt as a star vehicle for herself in 1896,[2][3] and later with Gérard Philipe in the title role in the 1950s in Paris, a production which reached Broadway in the French version presented by the Théâtre national populaire and directed by Jean Vilar in 1958 for seven performances.

The play was performed in 1983 at the National Theatre, London, in a translation by John Fowles, with Greg Hicks in the title role.

In 1977, under the title The Lorenzaccio Story, a version of the play by Paul Thompson, was performed at The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon, with Peter McEnery in the leading role.

The play was re-written and directed by Rayyan Dabbous and it is described as a "political satire staged in the year of Donald Trump's election."