Four shows “Immortality”, “From Underground to the Roof”, “Matryoshka” and “Women Gazing at Goats” are rehearsing to be staged in Tehran’s Iranshahr Theater’s Maestro Samandarian and Dr Nazerzadeh Kermani.

“Star Spangled Girl”, which is written by the US playwright Neil Simon, will be staged in private theater of Koneshe Moaser from August 25. Behnam Tashakor is directing the piece, which is translated in Persian by Shahram Zargar.

Shahrouz Delafrouz is one of the young theater actors who has achieved success in recent years. He received the top actor award of the new theater section of the Fadjr International Theater Festival two years ago for playing in “The Wind Shakes the Windows”, which was directed by Mostafa ...

General Intendant of Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe Peter Spuhler attended the Razavi National Theater Festival on its fourth day of the event on Monday.

Mohammad Hossein Naserbakht, a theater expert, believes festivals help promote theater market and Razavi Theater Festival makes the audience in North Khorasan province to familiar with the country’s theater.

Director of the Dramatic Arts Center stressed that the center would support public performance of the puppet shows, which were taking part in Tehran-Mobarak 16th International Puppet Festival.

Saeed Asadi, the secretary of the 35th Fadjr International Theater Festival, appointed Milad Akbarnejad the director of the competition section of playwriting.

The second day of the 11th Razavi Theater Festival started with a workshop on guiding actors.

“The Most Eccentric of Creatures”, “Macbeth”, which are directed by Reza Servati and produced by Noreddin Heidari Maher, will be performed again.

Iranian director, Behrouz Gharibpour, will perform Saadi Puppet Opera in Tehran-Mobarak International Puppet Festival.

Mehdi Shafiei, director of Dramatic Art Center, sends Iran's message to Gdańsk Shakespeare Festival in Poland, irantheater.ir reported.

Deputy Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance for cultural affairs Ali Moradkhani issued a message to 11th Razavi Theater Festival.

Tehran-Mobarak 16th International Puppet Festival hosts plays from nine countries in the international section.

Farnaz Behzadi, a puppet show director and designer of marionettes, will have two plays at Tehran-Mobarak 16th International Puppet Festival, featuring large-scale marionettes.

Lots of cinema and television artists have started career in theater, owing their fame to their theater activities. Jahanbakhsh Soltani has also begun with dramatic arts, playing many outstanding pieces. One of the best acting roles, he had was “Majid’s Stories”, which is set in his home city ...

Mehdi Shafiei, director Dramatic Art Center, released a message on the occasion of the 11th Rezavi Theater festival.

“Mirror”, which is written by Saeed Tashakori and directed by Mehdi Fathi, will be staged at the 11th Razavi Theater Festival.

Behrouz Gharibpour warns if the government does not allocate sufficient budget to puppet shows, Quran tales would be produced by Hollywood.

Saeed Asadi, secretary of the 35th Fadjr International Theater Festival, has introduced Mehrdad Rayani-Makhsous as director of the event for international affairs.

Hamid Amjad is a household name for Iran’s theater fans. The audience still remember his shining record with performances like “Without Milk & Sugar”, “Pilgrims” and “Lotus”. He is a talented actor who has a record of working with legendary Iranian theater director Bahram Bayzaei and ...

Concentration of cultural activities in big cities, especially the capital Tehran, is one of the upheavals facing the field. The problem makes many artists to come to Tehran to be able to display their art.

Director of “Dark Room” says that he intended to picture divorce and following studies he decided to stage emotional divorce.

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.

Director of Chignon says the play will attend the international festivals.

Mehdi Shafiei, director of Dramatic Art Center, expressed condolences on the death of Abbas Kiarostami, Iran’s legendary film director.

Mohammad Yar-Ahmadi will publish “Sad Widows of the Lord of the War” and “Old Blade”.

Amir Reza Koohestani’s “Hearing” will become the first Iranian play to be selected for France’s prestigious Avignon theatre festival on July 21-24.

Bologna to Host Three Iranian Plays

Where, where am I? Where is my truth? You- have robbed me of it. You called me The King of the Men, The Lion of God! You named me the gate to the city of the wisdom but refused to get into it. What did you do with me? (A quote from the play)

Dramatic Arts Center of Iran will hold the 35th International Fadjr Theater Festival from January 20th to 31st, 2017 in Tehran.

The plays for children and young adult has improved over the past decade, Amir Mashhadi-Abbas, a playwright believes.

Ebrahim Haghighi, a graphic designer commended Mohammad Rahmanian, the noted Iranian theater director, for his success in direction of “Majlis-e Zarbatzadan”.

The call to attend in International Theater Festival for Children and Youth in Hamedan was released.

Davoud Fathali Baygi, writer, director and theatre researcher believes that the ancient type of theatre bin-playing can still attract audience.

Director and Manager of Hamedan International Theatre Festival for Children and Young Adults Were Appointed by General Manager of Iran Dramatic Arts Center.

Iran Ordibehesht (May) Theatre poster unveiled in the House of Iranian Veteran Actor Davoud Rashidi, with presence of manager of Iran Dramatic Arts Center.

Forough Yazdan, Costume Designer of “Uncle Norowz and Haji Firouz” emphasizes of research, scientific and importance of knowing color in designing costumes for Iranian plays.