Afshin Hashemi Welcomes Guests

“Lions of Khan Baba Saltaneh" will start public performance at Shahrzad Theater Complex on Tuesday at 21:30, Iran Theater reported.

Photojournalists and members of Photographers Association of Theater Forum can watch it at 16:00, Sunday with introduction letters.

Golab Adineh, renowned theater and cinema actress, will play in “Lions of Khan Baba Saltaneh” as Siah.

Ms Adineh will for the first time in her career play the role of Siah, a blackface, mischievous and forthright harlequin in Iranian folk performing art who does improvisation to stir laughter.

Her role will portray different types of Iran’s folk performing art including Ta’zieh (passion play.

Ms Adineh played in cinema as Siah in Bahram Beyzaei’s “The King Snake” about two decades ago. But this is her first role as Siah on stage.

 

The last play directed by Afshin Hashemi was four years ago. His “Lions of Khan Baba Saltaneh”, was published in 2012.

“Lions of Khan Baba Saltaneh” tells the story of Qajar King Naser al-Din Shah (1831-1896) when he decided to build the country’s first zoo in Tehran and keep wild animals there.

Mohammad Reza Maleji, Shahram Masoudi, Alireza Nasehi, Vahid Nafar, Mohammad Reza Azadfard, Afshin Hashemi, Masih Kazemi, Fatemeh Haydarifar, Elnaz Soleimani, Ehsan Bayatfar, Mania Alijani, Saba Gorginpour, Mohammad Daeichin, Mahdi Panahi, Mobin Dodangi, Moeen Taheri Tari, Saber Golmohammadi and Mona Farjad star in the play.