Before the play began touring, the director of Milan's renowned Piccolo Teatro, had written to the Corriere della Sera newspaper complaining of pressure not to stage it.
This revelation, that it may have been almost impossible for UBS to spot Mr Adoboli's unauthorised dealings at an early stage, is expected to reinforce political pressure in Switzerland for UBS to hive off its investment bank (see my earlier post for more on this).
In Thailand, as elsewhere, the next stage of Asia's depression will see growing pressure on western lenders to bear more of the pain of a slump they helped create.