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2023-08-16 21:00

Qom Tazieh performances honor legacy of third Shia Imam

TEHRAN—Every evening during the lunar month of Muharram, local communities in Qom organize Tazieh theatrical performances to cherish the memory of the Imam Hussain (AS) through that UNESCO-registered cultural heritage.

Front cover of the Persian edition of William Somerset Maugham’s play “Sheppey”.

2023-06-13 18:34

William Somerset Maugham's play “Sheppey” appears in Persian

TEHRAN – “Sheppey”, William Somerset Maugham’s last play, has been published in Persian by Qatreh in Tehran.

Front cover of the Persian edition of Maurice Maeterlinck’s play “The Blind”.

2023-01-07 18:41

New translation of “The Blind” comes to Iranian bookstores

TEHRAN – A new Persian translation of Maurice Maeterlinck’s play “The Blind” by Shaqayeq Kabudani has come to Iranian bookstores.

Director and writer Maryam Shabani’s troupe performs “Fatima” at Osveh Hall in Tehran.

2022-12-25 18:23

Play presents life of Hazrat Fatima (SA) in seven stages

TEHRAN – A play portraying the life of Hazrat Fatima (SA), daughter of the Prophet Muhammad (S), in seven chapters went on stage on Saturday at Osveh Hall of the Art Bureau of the Islamic Ideology Dissemination Organization (IIDO).

Director Mohammad Alidadi’s troupe performs “Sad Widows of the Warlord” at Tehran’s Ahura Theater.

2022-11-16 18:44

Play about deceitful Qajar culture on stage at Tehran theater

TEHRAN – A Tehran theater is showcasing a play that illustrates how deceit and hypocrisy plagued Iran during the Qajar period.

Members of director Mohammad-Mehdi Khatami’s troupe perform “Sharareh” at Tehran’s Sayeh Hall on November 4, 2022. (Honaronline/Zeinab Mahdavi)

2022-11-09 18:41

Play shows war wounds for women never heal

TEHRAN – A play on stage at a Tehran theater focuses on the idea that wars never end for women and they may never get rid of war wounds.

“Fragments of Several Lives” by Shiva Dinarvand.

2022-10-24 18:39

Play portrays women harking back to marriages after war claimed partners’ lives

TEHRAN – A play on stage at a Tehran theater portrays the widows of six Iranian pilots sharing their feelings of nostalgia for their courtships and nuptials after losing their husbands in the Iran-Iraq war.

Front cover of the Persian translation of Eugène Ionesco’s play “The Picture”.

2022-10-21 18:29

Iranian bookstores display Eugene Ionesco’s “Picture”

TEHRAN – The Iranian publisher Ney has released a Persian translation of Romanian-French writer Eugène Ionesco’s play “The Picture”.

Front cover of the Persian edition of Noel Coward’s play “Blithe Spirit”.

2022-10-07 17:58

Noel Coward’s “Blithe Spirit” lives on in Iranian bookstores

TEHRAN – A Persian translation of British writer Noel Coward’s comic play “Blithe Spirit” has recently come to Iranian bookstores.

2022-09-02 18:11

Tazieh performances up for discussion at Golestan Palace

TEHRAN–Experts of various disciplines have been invited to discuss the religious Tazieh performances and their changes over time.

Director Arvand Dashtaray, second right in the rear row, “The Father” cast members pose in an undated photo.

2022-08-09 18:53

Arvand Dashtaray keeps promise to stage Zeller’s “Father”

TEHRAN – Director Arvand Dashtaray announced on Tuesday that he will stage Florian Zeller’s play “The Father” in September in what is planned to be his first performance since the government has eased curbs on regular activities in the COVID-19 pandemic.