Tehran’s City Theater

By: Mohammad Mohsenifar

City Theater's main hall reopens after maintenance

TEHRAN, Nov. 19 (MNA) – The main hall of Tehran's City Theater reopened on Monday evening, after nearly a year of undergoing maintenance, in the presence of VP for Science and Technology, Sorena Sattari, and a number of figures from the cinema and theater communities. City Theater, located in the heart of Tehran, is considered as Iran's premier center for the performing arts.

Rasht hosts 31st Gilan Provincial Theater Festival

RASHT, Nov. 03 (MNA) – The 31st Gilan Provincial Theater Festival was held in Rasht, Gilan province on Sunday in order to develop theater according to Iranian, ethnic, regional and geographical identities. A number of seven dramatic works from among 25 works have been selected for participating in this edition of the festival.

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: Mohammad Moheimani

37th Fajr Intl. Theater Festival award ceremony

TEHRAN, Feb. 24 (MNA) – Curtains fell on the 37th edition of Iran’s major theater event, Fajr International Theater Festival, during an award ceremony on Saturday evening at Vahdat Hall in downtown Tehran. The event's grand prix went to ‘(Fore)named’ directed by Ali Asghar Dashti from Iran.

By: Mohammad Moheimani

Street performances of 37th Fajr Theater Festival

TEHRAN, Feb. 19 (MNA) – The street performances of the 37th Fajr International Theater Festival are drawing an enthusiastic crowd to the site of City Theater in downtown Tehran. The event will wrap up on 22 February.

‘The Sniper’ stages in Tehran

TEHRAN, Dec. 02 (MNA) – Written and directed by Sajjad Bahri, 'The Sniper’ went on the stage at City Theater Complex’s Sayeh Theater in Tehran this week.

By: Mehran Riazi

Staging ‘recent experiences’ underway in Mehrgan Theater Hall

TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (MNA) – Showcasing drama ‘recent experiences’, directed by Sara Darouforoush is running in Mehrgan Theater Hall in Tehran.

By: Asghar Khamseh

Street performances of Fajr Theater Festival

TEHRAN, Jan. 25 (MNA) – Mehr News photographer has frozen some scenes from Wednesday performances of street section at the vicinity of City Theater in Tehran. The 36th edition of Fajr Theater Festival is underway in Tehran.

By: Asghar Khamseh

Street performances of Fajr Theater Festival

TEHRAN, Jan. 23 (MNA) – Some street performances from Iranian south-western city of Abadan and another western city of Ilam were staged on Monday at the vicinity of City Theater in Tehran as two programs of the 36th edition of Fajr Theater Festival underway in Tehran.

By: Asghar Khamseh

7th day of 35th edition of Fajr Intl. Theater Fest.

TEHRAN, Jan. 27 (MNA) – On the seventh day of performances and events of 35th edition of Fajr International Theater Festival, Iran’s Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, Amiri Salehi attended City Theater to watch a play directed jointly by Seyed Hossein Mousavi and Kamran Jabbari from the western city of Bijaar.

By: Masoud Saki

40th day of mourning for Davoud Rashidi commemorated

TEHRAN, Oct. 02 (MNA) – The commemoration of fortieth day of mourning for the late Iranian prominent actor Davoud Rashidi was held in the presence of his family and a group of artists in the Main Hall of the City Theatre on Saturday.