Iranian Play

By: Behnam Tofighi

'Frankenstein' on stage in Tehran

TEHRAN, Dec. 23 (MNA) – A play adaptation of Mary Shelley’s famous novel ‘Frankenstein’, written and directed by Iman Afsharian, is currently on stage at Tehran's City Theater.

By: Behnam Tofighi

‘Mary Poppins’ musical goes on stage at Vahdat Hall

TEHRAN, Nov. 26 (MNA) – Directed by Ahmad Soleimani, the musical play of ‘Mary Poppins’ is currently on stage at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall. It is an adaptation of a novel written by Australian-British writer P. L. Travers.

By: Shahab Ghayoumi

Ritual Play “Khatoun” goes on stage in Tehran Theater Cineplex

TEHRAN, Oct. 01 (MNA) – As authored and directed by Hossein Alambakhsh, the Play entitled “Khatoun” went on stage in Tehran’s Theater Cineplex on Tuesday. The Play narrates the events of ‘Kharabe’ city in Damascus and martyrdom of Hazrat Ruqayyah (SA), daughter of Holy Prophet Muhammad (S).

By: Mehdi Azadbakht

Antoni Artaud's 'The Cenci' on stage in Tehran

TEHRAN, Sep. 30 (MNA) – The historical and philosophical play "The Cenci" by Antonin Artaud is currently on stage at the Nofelloshato Theater in Tehran. It is a horrific tragedy, set in 1599 in Rome, of a young woman executed for pre-meditated murder of her tyrannical father.

By: Armin Karami

'A Midsummer Night's Dream' on stage in Tehran

TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) – Iranian director Mostafa Koushki is staging an adaptation of William Shakespeare's comedy 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' at Tehran Independent Theater Hall.

By: Armin Karami

‘Fly’ goes on stage at Tehran's Sayeh Hall

TEHRAN, Jul. 24 (MNA) – ‘Fly’ directed by Tohid Masoomi went on stage at Tehran City Theater Complex’s Sayeh Hall on Tuesday night.

By: Armin Karami

'Sisyphus' goes on stage

TEHRAN, Jul. 16 (MNA) – 'Sisyphus' written by Mohammad Sadegh Golchin and directed by Mohammad Berahmani went on stage at Tehran's Independent Theater on Tuesday.

By: Armin Karami

'Moulin Rouge' on stage in Tehran

TEHRAN, Jul. 16 (MNA) – 'Moulin Rouge' directed by Arash Abbasi and starring Ahmad Mehranfar and Mohsen Tanabandeh is currently on stage in Tehran.

By: Armin Karami

Florian Zeller’s ‘The Lie’ goes on stage in Tehran

TEHRAN, Jul. 09 (MNA) – Directed by Arian Rezaei, an adaptation of Florian Zeller's play “The Lie” was staged at Tehran’s Iranshahr Theater Monday night.  

By: Armin Karami

'Cronus' on stage in Tehran

TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) – Iranian play 'Cronus', written and directed by Ali Safari, is on stage at Nofelloshato Theater Complex in Tehran. The play depicts a family in the faraway future who are looking for a way to go back to the past.

By: Behnam Tofighi

Servati's 'Crime and Punishment' on stage in Tehran

TEHRAN, Jun. 25 (MNA) – Prominent Iranian playwright and director Reza Servati is staging an adaptation of Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky's 'Crime and Punishment' at Tehran's Vahdat Hall these days.

By: Armin Karami

Matei Vișniec's adapted play staged in Tehran

TEHRAN, Jun. 21 (MNA) – Directed by Elham Yousefi, 'Battlefield, The Body of A Woman', an adaptation of 'The Body of a Woman as a Battlefield in the Bosnian War', written by Romanian-French playwright Matei Vișniec, is on stage in Tehran.

By: Armin Karami

'Medea' staged in Tehran

TEHRAN, Jun. 19 (MNA) – 'Medea', written by Masoud Samiei based on a loose adaptation of the Greek tragedy by Euripides, is currently on stage at Ghashghaei Theater Hall in downtown Tehran.

By: Armin Karami

Carriere’s absurd comedy “Terrace” stages in Tehran

TEHRAN, Jun. 18 (MNA) – ‘Terrace’ directed by Masoud Keramati is staged in Tehran’s Iranshahr Theater. The play written by Jean-Claude Carriere is an absurd comedy highlighting the inanity of life at the end of the modernist era.

By: Armin Karami

Stoppard's 'The Real Inspector Hound' on stage in Tehran

TEHRAN, Jun. 09 (MNA) – 'The Real Inspector Hound', a short, one-act play by Czech-born British playwright Tom Stoppard, and directed by Shahab Bahrami is on stage in Tehran until June 19. The plot follows two theater critics who are watching a ludicrous setup of a country house murder mystery.

‘A Fish on Land’ play

TEHRAN, Feb. 23 (MNA) – The ‘A Fish on Land’ directed by Koroush Zaeri, which narrates the story of Division 41 of Iranian military in Karbala 4 and 5 operations as well as the Operation Valfadjr 8 during the last years of the Iran-Iraq war,was staged last Sunday and will wrap up this Mon. in the southeastern city of Kerman.

By: Behnam Tofighi

'The House of Bernarda Alba' on stage in Tehran

TEHRAN, Jan. 23 (MNA) – Ali Rafiei is staging his rendition of 'The House of Bernarda Alba', a play by the Spanish dramatist Federico García Lorca, at Vahdat Hall in Tehran.