The Theater Office will be holding a play readying each month with the cooperation of Actors Association of Theater House. The sessions, which will be held for the second time tomorrow, is being held the third Wednesday of each month.

Kiumars Moradi, Iranian director, opened “Movie House” of Baran Theater with “Divine Comedy” by Romeo Castellucci among warm welcome of the audience.

A press conference about the 5th City Theater Festival took place in the Artistic Cultural Organization of Tehran Municipality on Monday.

It is needed the performance of “Jahesheh”, a piece on Iran-Iraq war (1980-88), will continue until the Sacred Defense Week (September 22-28).

The Marivan 11th International Street Theater Festival has finalized the review of the submitted works, announcing 23 pieces to take part in the event.

The 5th City Theater Festival will pay a tribute to Maryam Motaref and Akbar Zanjanpour during its upcoming edition.

The first session of a narration of a set, which includes review sessions about plays on resistance, Islamic revolution and sacred defense, took place in Sarv Theater last night.

The 23rd International Children and Young Adults Theater Festival will hold a competition of essay writing to commemorate the 100 anniversary of Iran children and young adults theater.

The three first month of the Iranian calendar year to June 21 witnessed a variety of shows, providing a picture about quantity of works to experts and analysts.

Mehdi Shafiei appointed Marzieh Boroumand, secretary of Tehran-Mobarak 17th International Puppet Festival.

The 23rd International Children and Young Adults Theater Festival will have an international competition to award the best photos and posters.

Houshang Jamshidian, director of Isfahan Dramatic Arts Association, said that 14 new theater halls would open in Isfahan.

A competition of play writing for the youth will be held on the fringe of the Abuja Children Theater Festival in Nigeria.

“Portrait of a Fallen Man”, co-written and co-directed by Gholamhossein Dowlatabadi and Araz Barseghian, will be staged since Monday, September 4, in Sangelaj Theater with Asghar Hemmat playing the character of Abdolhossein Noushin.

India has announced the 7th edition of Muktadhara - the bi-annual Forum Theatre Festival, which will be held on December 5-20 at Badu, Kolkata.

Alireza Koushk Jalali said that he would stage "I Shall Not Hate" in the German city of Cologne.

Director of the Dramatic Arts Center, which is affiliated to the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, stressed that the government would support the country's theater, giving high priority to interaction with artists and theater groups.

The third provincial tour of bricolage and performance of “Death Spreads Fairly” will be held in Golestan province with Nader Mashayekhi, Mehdi Behboudi and Shoka Hosseini in attendance.

Director of Tehran-Mobarak 16th International Theater Festival said that the puppet shows would have a good audience in the future if the children were educated with the features of this style of theater.

Ali Nasirian, a veteran theater and cinema actor, described the late Davoud Rashidi as one of the pioneers of Iran’s modern theater.

Iran Rad said that artists like Davoud Rashidi would live through their works.

The secretary of Tehran-Mobarak 16th International Puppet Festival believes enthusiasm and interest of families to take part in the festival, aiming to create a joyful time for their children, is positive.

The veteran cinema, theater and TV actor, Jamshid Mashayekhi, said that he has had a very good cooperation with the fellow artist Davoud Rashidi, who passed away yesterday at the age of 83.

Ali Jannati, minister of culture and Islamic guidance, expressed condolences to the family of legendary actor Davoud Rashidi.