TEHRAN – Tehran-based Dutch-British actress and director Marene van Holk plans to direct a play on illegal migrations to Europe at Tehran’s Da Theater Hall in July.

The play, which is due to be performed in chroma key technique, will center on the illegal immigrants and asylum seekers heading from Turkey to Europe by boat, Van Holk told the Persian service of MNA on Saturday.

Chroma key is an electronic special-effects system for combining a desired background with live foreground action.

Van Holk said that migration is not a new topic, but in 2015, it turned out to be a hot topic because of the war and the events happening in Syria and Iraq.

She added that the play mainly focuses on those individuals living in Turkey and coming from countries such as Iran, Afghanistan and Syria, who are seeking to migrate illegally. “The play shows a part of their life with their different behaviors, attitudes, nationality and culture”. 

The play is a co-production between the English Theatre STET from The Hague, Netherlands and the Virgule Performance Arts Company from Iran.

Parisa Moqtadi, Khosrow Pesyani, Amir-Hossein Taheri, Mina Malek and Negin Tabara are among the main members of the cast.

Arvand Dashtaray is also cooperating in this project as the stage designer.

Photo: Marene van Holk acts in a scene from “London, Tehran, Rome, Amsterdam”, a play staged by Iranian director Arvand Dashtaray, at Tehran’s Hafez Hall on November 4, 2014. (Mehr/Sina Shiri)

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