The writer and director of “Heaven with the Taste of Bitter Tea” says that the play pictures two true stories.

Numerous festivals are held in Iran and other countries every year . They may face various obstacles but they have positive impacts on dramatic art of the country or the region which they are being held.

Shahram Karami, writer and director as well as secretary of Children and Young Adults Puppet Show, says that festivals will help boost the status of the puppet shows a lot.

Amir Dejakam, Iranian director, says if the various art events are centered in one region the audience in other places would be deprived of such positive circumstances and this would gradually lead to deep weakening of the field, which cannot be resolved easily.

Director of Dramatic Arts Center has appointed Payman Shariati as news head of the City Theater, the country’s most important theater complex.

One of the advantages of theater festivals in different cities is that residents of different regions of the country can get familiar with the art, which might be unknown to them before. Of course, Khorasan (where Razavi Theater Festival will take place) has always been a cradle of theater in Iran ...

“Seek a True Human”, which is set to stage at Sangelaj Theater since July 31, is directed and written by Davoud Fathali Beigi.

Ali Moradkhani, deputy culture and Islamic guidance minister for art affairs, said at the 3rd national gathering of directors of the ministry in provinces that the departments should pave the ground for cooperation with the private sector to help them shoulder the burden of the government.

The first press conference of the 35th Fadjr International Theater Festival was held on Monday at the Mashahir Hall of the City Theater.

Shiva Khosrowmehr says that she has found the play of “Phobia”, which is an old text, in her father’s library.

Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance says that theater has become prosperous recently.

Many artists believe that holding theater festivals in cities other than Tehran would have positive outcomes.

“Plus Fadjr” will be a part of the the 35th Fadjr International Theater Festival for the second successive year.

“All My Sons”, a play by Arthur Miller-- a writer who narrates tragedy in the modern age--will stage in Niavaran Cultural Complex.

Any festival, no matter where it is held or what content it has, can turn into a colorful window that has positive cultural outcome.

The secretary of the 11th Marivan International Street Theater Festival has extended the deadline for submission of the applications for participating in the completion, ritual plays and research sections.

27 plays will take part in the Tehran International Puppet Show Festival (Mobarak).

Hamid Amjad talks about his self-imposed distance from theater.

Director of “Socrates” says he has new ideas for directing three acts of the play

Andranik Khechoumian has translated four Armenian plays and publishes them in two books.

Hadi Hejazi says Tehran International Puppet Festival needs financial supports.

Koushki will stage “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” in Tehran Independent Theater Hall

Ka Drama Group will perform “Strindberg Play”

Afsar Asadi prefers to separate directing from acting.