Matin Zabihi: Our show Much Ado About Nothing is a tribute to Shakespeare

The comedy show " Much Ado About Nothing " written by Reza Bighashi and directed by Matin Zabihi has been on stage since Monday, May  29) at the Azhman Hall.

Zabihi has previously appeared in the shows "Lens", "Machology" and "three Orang", the show "Much Ado About Nothing" is his debut as a director.

He said: The main idea of ​​the show is related to the events and challenges that happened to him as an actor.

He continued: "The show is a result of six months of efforts of our group, which was staged for the first time in Sabzevar, and now it’s on stage at Azhman Hall."

The director of "Much Ado About Nothing" revealed that this show does not refer to Shakespeare's play of the same name at all : "Each act is related to four plays of Shakespeare until the main character comes to the end of his story. He faces the challenges of his life."

He considered the show "Much Ado About Nothing" as a tribute to Shakespeare and adds: "The concept of the character's life in this play is only close to the title of Shakespeare’s "Much Ado About Nothing"; While this character shows a combination of the characters of "Macbeth", "Richard III", "King Lear" and "Hamlet" in a completely modern way.

Zabihi said that the show is a situation comedy, and as we get closer to the end of the work, this comedy becomes more and more bitter.

The director explained that playing in this show was a big challenge for the actor, he  added: "The actor must benefit from different expressive, physical and performance characteristics in different situations, which was a big challenge for him in our work, but fortunately with flexibility And with his company in the short time we had, he was able to do this well."

In the end, Zabihi declared his interest in acting: "Both acting and directing are difficult, but if I had to choose between them, I would definitely prefer acting, because directing is a much more difficult and stressful job than acting."