I will stage Black Comedy and The lonesome West

Iran Theater- Omid Sohrabi has been active  writer in theater, cinema and television  for many years, he’s collaborated with greats filmmakers such as Bahman Farmanara and Bahram Bahramian. This year he also performed a solo show in Iranshahr Theater complex which chronicles a part of the lives of lower-class women in the society who face challenges in their lives. Sohrabi's career includes shows such as I Want , The Old Road and Laughter in the Rain.

“I have been teaching young students for a while .And we're going to do a comedy show with my students named “Black Comedy” by Peter Shaffer at Noruz Eve this year. The dramaturgy was done by Amir Reza Talachian. The play is narrated by eight character’s point of views. Majid Rouen Parvizi  translated the book and was published by Afraz Publications” Omid Sohrabi said in a conversation with Iran Theater about his new career activities.

 

Sir Peter Levin Shaffer CBE was an English playwright and screenwriter. He wrote numerous award-winning plays, of which several were adapted into films. Black Comedy is a one-act farce by Peter Shaffer, first performed in 1965.Brindsley Miller, a young sculptor, and his debutante fiancée Carol Melkett have borrowed some expensive, antique furniture from his neighbour Harold's flat without his permission in order to impress an elderly millionaire art collector coming to view Brindsley's work, and Carol's father Colonel Melkett. When the power fails, Harold returns early, and Brindsley's ex-mistress Clea shows up unexpectedly, things slide into disaster for him.

Omid Sohrabi added:”  I prepared  Martin Mcdonagh’s The lonesome West. I am waiting for the outbreak of Coronavirus to be eliminated to begin preparations for this play. It’s one of the best works of Mcdonagh and Behrang Rajabi and Hamid Amjad translated it sometimes ago.”