Written in Italian in 1974, "We Won't Pay, We Don't Pay!" remains extraordinarily relevant today.

By addressing the daily lives and hardships of the working class, who are struggling with constant and disproportionate price increases, Fo criticizes the economic system, but also directs his criticism most strongly at the moderate opposition, creating a political comedy.

The play is about people struggling to survive in the slums of Italy.
They describe the difficulties they faced in their struggle against the system in a humorous way.

Women living in slums in the face of ever-increasing cost of living
They decide to protest the price increases by shopping at the old prices together and they seize the goods in a supermarket.