TEHRAN-The play “Butcher” written by the Canadian playwright Nicolas Billon will be staged at the Neauphle-le-Chateau Theater in Tehran on September 29.

Anahita Aghataher has directed the 65-minute drama, originally written in 2014, which deals with the theme of justice.

The play has Nima Hashemiseresht, Mehdi Bozorgzadeh, Pantea Marzbanian, Maryam Golduz Tavakoli, and Ali Teymourfamian in the cast.

The story happens at a police station, where a mysterious old man is found wearing a foreign military uniform and a Santa hat, with a meat hook dangling around his neck. The old man won't speak English but has a lawyer's card in his pocket. 

As a lawyer, a police officer, and a translator struggle to unravel the truth, they uncover a past that won’t stay buried, and a decades-old quest for justice that must be served. A seemingly innocuous encounter gets stranger and stranger as the audience gradually realizes no one is who they seem and the Balkan wars' traumas continue to play out.

Billon, 46, writes for theater, television, and cinema. His work has been produced around the world and garnered over a dozen awards, including a Governor-General’s Award for Drama, a Canadian Screen Award, and a Writers Guild of Canada Screenwriting Award.

“Butcher” will remain on stage through October 16 at the Neauphle-le-Chateau Theater located at No. 18, Neauphle-le-Chateau St., junction of Razi St.

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