It takes courage to use the power of puppets on stage

 

The play Stronger written by August Strindberg and directed by Javad Tolmi has been on stage in the Shadow Hall of the City Theater Complex.

The Stronger is an 1889 Swedish play by August Strindberg.The play consists of only one scene. The characters are two women: a "Mrs. X", who speaks, and a "Miss. Y", who is silent, an example of a dramatic monologue.

In a surreal, fantasy atmosphere, the show "Stronger" examines a woman's mental and dreamy encounter with individual, family and social events; Events that occur in a love triangle. In the meantime, identifying a strong and victorious person is not only difficult, but also unexpected.

'The Stronger' written by August Strindberg is unusual in several respects. Only one character speaks while the other listens and reacts. The speaking character tells and interprets a narrative of events. The title of the play suggests that the events that are narrated constitute a character contest over which woman is the stronger.

Strindberg's approach used in the analysis would cover the discussion of gender roles, women's self-esteem, competition for males, women's friendships, ego style, and female psychology. 'The Stronger' has shown an enigmatic attraction in Strindberg's authorship in which the readers could see the co-existence, collision, conflict, and merge of different paradigms concerning sex, gender, and sexuality.

Adel Bezdodeh, a teacher and a veteran director of puppet theater, watched the show "Stronger", he said: I appreciate the courage of Javad Tolmi, and I wish other theater directors would have the courage to use the puppet show technique to stage different plays."

He emphasized: "This performance has done something very important and has staged one of the world's greatest and most powerful plays written by August Strindberg using the technique of puppetry."

Bezdodeh praised Javad Tolmi's courage and boldness: "I hope that both Javad Tolmi and other directors will use the puppet's abilities to stage features that cannot be shown by the presence of a performer alone."