A press conference for "Mephisto" took place on Wednesday in Mowlavi Theater in which Masoud Delkhah, its director, attended.

"Not So Blind Owl" is written and directed by Mohammad Ali Sajjadi. Elham Shabani is its costume designer.

"The Door" will be performed in the 2017 Toronto Fringe Festival where about 70 foreign troupes will get together to stage plays.

Mahdi Shafiee, director general of Dramatic Arts Center, and renowned director Qotbeddin Sadeghi will open "Sangelaj with Khalaj" on Wednesday.

Houman Rahnamoun, theater director and actor, will join the cast of “The Miser”, which is going to be directed by Maryam Kazemi and performed by Freewill Theater Company.

“Pallet”, which is directed by Mohammad Hatami, will open by veteran theater and cinema actor Jamshid Mashayekhi in Iranshahr Theater Complex.

“Bongahe Theatral”, which is written by renowned cinema and theater actor Ali Nasirian, will be directed by Hadi Marzban some 43 years after it was first performed in Sangelaj Theater.

Iran Theater: A middle-aged woman –Rose- inhabits with her husband Bret in a run-down building in a room. The building is full of secrets, ambiguities and crisis.

Press conference of "The Confession" will be attended by its director, renowned cinema actor Shahab Hossein, on Sunday at Mashahir Hall of the City Theater.

Iran Theater: "Simple Pieces" is a play on loneliness of modern human. Shokoufeh Hashemian had managed to have a correct understanding of Maryam in the play. Holding a MA in theater from Art and Architecture Faculty, Ms Hashemian has been a theater photographer. She has played in several plays and ...

Poster of "Hamlet Tehran 2017", which is written and directed by Kiumars Morad, was unveiled as the performance would start in Pardis Shahrzad Theater.

Behrouz Gharibpour, theater director, author and instructor, told Iran Theater that the newly-appointed secretary of the 36th Fadjr International Theater Festival, Farhad Mohandespour, could continue positive steps taken by previous secretaries to help progress of theater in Iran.

Vahid Mahboub-Bashari, head of Gilan Theater Association, told Iran Theater that a festival to pay tribute to noted playwright Akbar Radi as well as training workshops were among the most important plans of the body in the northern province this year.

"Majlese Shah Fattah", which is directed by Naser Ashouri, will be performed during Layat al-Qadr and days to commemorate martyrdom of the first Shia Imam Ali (AS) who is prophet Muhammad’s (PBUP) son-in-law too.

Mahdi Shafiee, director general of Dramatic Arts Center, has appointed Farhad Mohandespour, author, director and university professor, secretary of the 36th Fadjr International Theater Festival.

Plays written by Esmail Khalaj will be read under a program titled “Sangelaj with Khalaj”.

“Yester Day”, directed by Ali Sarabi, is set to close today performances with "One Minute of Silence" written by Mohammad Yaghoubi.

The Iran Association of Theater Critics have extended the time for submission of application for “International Master Classes of Theater Criticism” by June 21.

Pardis-e Tehran Theater Complex will host Ta’zieh to mark Layat al-Qadr and martyrdom of the first Shia Imam Ali (AS) who is prophet Muhammad’s (PBUP) son-in-law too. Alaeddin Qasemi will head the Ta’zieh (passion play).

Behzad Seddighi has appointed Rouzbeh Hosseini, Ebrahim Poshte Kouhi and Sahra Ramezanian as the jury members of the first stage of original plays of 8th Competition of Iran’s Top Dramatic Literature.

4th Khordad (June) Popular Theater Festival wrapped up in a ceremony attended by members of theater community and theater groups.

Mohsen Hosseini, veteran actor and director, studied in Germany. He has divided his time between acting and directing over the past decades. His theater is based on dream, movement and performance. He performed "Western-Eastern Divan" last year.

The Dramatic Arts Center praised the immediate reaction of the country's security force during the terrorist attacks in Tehran on Wednesday, insisting that the seed of the fury and violence could not be planted in the soil of this territory of honor.

"Bijan and Manijeh", a poetry of Iran's legendary poet Abolqasem Ferdowsi, was performed at Paytakht Theater Complex on Saturday.

Iran Theater: Ali Hashemi, young and talented director, has been working theater for more than a decade. His successful pieces include “Loneliness of City” and “With Johnny Depp in Photoshop”.

Behzad Farahani is a renowned name in cinema, theater and television. He has so far worked with legendary figures such as Shahin Sarkisian and Bahram Beyzaei. Mr Farahani is a prolific artist. His latest piece has its genealogy in the tradition of Takht-e Hozi plays, which are combined of comedy, ...

“ME” International Theater Festival opened on June 1 with a video art by Mohammad Hossein Tehrani and "Messengers" by Hamid Mahnani in Würzburg’s Neunerplatz Theater.

Hamed Behdad, renowned cinema actor, will star in a play to be directed by Hamid-Reza Naeimi in summer. Mr Behdad will get back to stage in "Far East, Near East" after eight years of absence.

The selection board of 20th Khorramshahr Liberation Theater Festival has admitted eight plays with no condition and three conditionally in stage section.

The outdoor area of Tehran City Theater Complex will host the 4th June Popular Theater Festival to pay a tribute to founder of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Rohullah Khomeini on his death anniversary on June 4.

Secretary of 24th International Children and Young Adults Theater Festival said that the call for submission of plays with the theme of ""Childhood, Mate of Stories" would be released in the near future.

Iran Theater: Mehdi Kordi is the writer and director of "No. 729". He told irantheater.ir, "Artists of other cities have to come to Tehran to be seen because all facilities are in the capital. I think if required facilities are prepared for other cities, these artists do not need to come to Tehran ...

The longest world play with a duration of 40 hours will be performed in northern city of Rasht to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein on Ashura day (10th of lunar month of Muharram).

Secretariat of 12th Mariwan International Street Theater Festival said that 423 ideas and plans were submitted to the event.

Radio Theater will start a radio series “Heroes” since today (May 30). The series is directed by renowned Iranian theater director and actor Akbar Zanjanpour.

Tabasom Hashemi, noted cinema, television and theater actress, has played acclaimed roles in “House of Mr Karami”, “My Sky”, “A Long Eulogy for Rain” and “Chancellor” in recent years.

Iran Theater: Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen is well-known with his brilliant plays such as Ghosts, Heda Gabler and others. He is popular among theater directors across the world. In Iran, Dariush Mehrjouei, noted cinema director, made “Sarah” based on adaptation of Ibsen’s “A Doll’s ...

Secretariat of 20th Khorramshahr Liberation Theater Festival revealed the final list after review.

Yara Art Group are performing “Robots Have Feeling Too” in China with the direction of Lida Vaeedi.

Ali Ettehad, director, visual and performing artist, will direct “The Room of Long-Handed Bushasp” late June in newly-established Shahrzad Theater Complex.

Masoud Keramati joined the cast of “Not-So-Much Blind Owl”, which will be directed by Mohammad Ali Sajjadi.

Mohammad Hassan Majouni, renowned actor and director, is set to direct “Three Sisters” in Paliz Theater.

Two new plays will start in Sayeh Hall and Plateau Ejra as three pieces had ended performances in the City Theater Complex.

"Pearl" goes back to Iran ancient history, telling the story of resistance of the nation against the invadors. Dr Ghotbeddin Sadeghi is renowned theater figure who has a trademark approach to myths, rituals and ancient tales of Iran.

Zahedan City Theater Complex inaugurated in a ceremony in Javan Cultural Complex of the city on Thursday.

5th Phoenix Festival of Short Comedy Theatre awarded its winners concurrent with the Liberation of Khorramshahr on May 23 in southern city of Minab in a ceremony on the city's Shahid Beheshti Cultural Complex.

Ali Sarabi, renowned actor and director, will direct "Yester Day" in the City Theater Complex.

Iranian theater director Aida Keykhaii will stage "Iceland", written by Canadian writer Nicolas Billon, in Canada after its successful performance in Tehran.

"Dead End", which is directed by Alireza Mehran, will begin in Paytakht Theater over the weekend.

The outdoor area surrounding Tehran City Theater Complex will host three street theaters to mark the Liberation of Khorramshahr from Iraq's Saddam Hussein on May 23 during the bloody Iran-Iraq war (1980-1988).

“A Week of Walking in Paradise” is being performed in China Shanghai International Arts Festival from May 23 to May 27.

Zahedan City Theater Complex will be inaugurated concurrent with the Liberation of Khorramshahr and the Day of Resistance on May 24 in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan.

Jafar Mahyari, secretary of “ME” International Theater Festival in Germany, has invited Iran theater officials to take part in the international event.

An agreement was signed between secretariat of Iran International University Theater Festival and Hadi Alimohammadi to produce the top five plays of the 20th edition of the event.

Head of Qom Performing Arts Society said that the society would have holding the second street theater festival in the province on the agenda.

Cyrus Kahourinejad, noted cinema, theater and television actor, will soon direct “Restless Dance”.

Head of Alborz Performing Arts Society said shortage of theater venues as well as poor condition of Karaj City Theater Complex were among problems of artists in a province located in the west capital Tehran.

Over 40 noted actors and actresses of theater and cinema will take part in "Yester Day" program, which is directed by Ali Sarabi. The program will be held for five days in the City Theater Complex.

“Bongahe Theatral”, which is written by Ali Nassirian, will be performed in Sangelaj Theater Complex. Hadi Marzban will direct this traditional comedy in a new style.

Atash Taqipour is among veteran Iranian actors of theater and television with a career of more than five decades. His accomplished acting in “Dreams of 10th of Ordibehesht” made the character of the father of martyr Vezvaei touchable.