TEHRAN-The play “Molly Sweeney” by Brian Friel will be performed at Iran Theater Boutique in Tehran from July 31 to August 9.

Directed by Mahsa Sharifi, the 65-minute play has Amir Ahmadi, Milad Aliparast, and Parvin Valizadeh in the cast.

A two-act play, “Molly Sweeney” tells the story of its title character, Molly, a woman blind since infancy who undergoes an operation to try to restore her sight. The play tells Molly's story through monologues by three characters: Molly, her husband Frank, and her surgeon, Mr. Rice.

This play is about a blind woman in Ballybeg who constructed for herself an independent life rich in friendships and sensual fulfillment, and her ill-fated encounter with two men who destroy it and cause her madness: Frank, the man she marries who becomes convinced that she can only be complete when her vision is restored, and Mr. Rice, a once-renowned eye surgeon who uses Molly to restore his career.

Brian Friel (1929-2015) was an Irish dramatist, short story writer, and founder of the Field Day Theatre Company He is considered one of the greatest English-language dramatists. He has been likened to an “Irish Chekhov” and described as “the universally accented voice of Ireland”. His plays have been compared favorably to those of contemporaries such as Samuel Beckett, Arthur Miller, Harold Pinter, and Tennessee Williams.

Iran Theater Boutique is located at No. 74, next to Shahrzad Theater Complex on Neauphle-le-Chateau St., Hafez St.

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