Athol Fugard ‘s A Place with the Pigs: a personal parable comes to Tehran

Based on an absurd but true story, this poignant and sometimes hilarious tale is about a Russian soldier who deserted during World War II and spent ten years hiding in his pigsty. As the play begins, Pavel Ivanovitch is preparing to rejoin the world and throw himself on the mercy of his countrymen…

 Translated by Hoshang  Hesam , it’s produced by Hamid Paydar and Esmaeel Rasoulvand and is featuring Samir Hosseini , Amirsina Javadi and Mohsen Ghasemi.

Athol Fugard (born 11 June 1932) is a South African playwright, novelist, actor, and director widely regarded as South Africa's greatest playwright.[ He is best known for his political and penetrating plays opposing the system of apartheid and for the 2005 Oscar-winning film of his novel Tsotsi, directed by Gavin Hood.

The production team includes executive producer Sashar Babaie, music Makan Jamshidi, scene manager Mohsen Ghasemi, production design Peymon Ghodarzi, Costume design  Helia Shekari.