Theatre
Iran Theatre
Irantheatre.ir
City Theatre
Cinema Theatre
Fadjr International Theatre Festival
Farhangestan Honar
Iran Theatre Association
Theatre Khiabani
Theatre Forum
Theatre Times: Iran
Exploring Iran through theatre (BBC)

News
Iran Front Page (English)
Mehr News (Persian)

Naqqali
Naqqali, Iranian dramatic story-telling (UNESCO)
Naqqali conference

Puppetry (Khaymeshab Bazi)
Iranian Puppetry
Iranian Puppetry (Apple Tree Group)
Persian puppetry to go on world heritage list

Ta'zieh
Ta'zieh
History of Ta'zieh in Iran
Ta’zieh Performance (On the Occasion of Ashura)
Time Out of Memory: Ta'ziyeh, the Total Drama
Ta'zieh Ali Akbar (Video)

Comdey
Ruhozi Theater
Ruhozi (World encyclopedia of contemporary theatre)
Siah Bazi (Directed by Maryam Khakipour)

Theatre Groups
AV Theatre
Bazi Theatre
Leev Theatre
Mehr Theatre
Naqshineh Theatre
Niayesh Theatre
Shalize Theatre
Tajrobeh Theatre

Theatre Directors
Bahram Beyzaie
Niloofar Beyzaei
Behrouz Gharibpour
Mahmood Karimi-Hakak
Amir Reza Koohestani
Mehr Mansuri (US)
Kiomars Moradi
Ayat Najafi
Mahin Oskouei
Fereydoun Parsanejad
Atila Pessyani
Attila Pessyani (Guardian Article)
Hamid Pourazari | Audio (BBC)
Behrouz Qaribpour
Mehrdad Rayani-Makhsous
Pari Saberi
Hamid Samandarian
Hamid Samandarian & cast of The Glass Menagerie:
Ahmad Soleimanifar
Nazli Tabatabai-Khatambakhsh
Atefeh Tehrani (Director/Actor)
Mohammad Yaghoubee
Torange Yeghiazarian
Farah Yeganeh (Theater Scholar & Critic)
Mithra Zahedi (Germany)
DW Article on Mithra Zahedi

Stage Actors
Shohreh Aghdashloo
Siamak Ansari
Mary Apick
Fatemeh Motamed Arya | Gallery
Masoud Assadollahi
Niloofar Beyzaei
Pantea Bahram
Shiva Boloorian
Camyar Chai | Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia
Kambiz Dirbaz
Shawn Emamjomeh
Parviz Fannizadeh
Tara Grammy
Golshifteh Farahani
Reza Ghasemi
Vida Ghahremani
Mohammad Reza Hedayati
Dariush Irannejad
Behnaz Jafari
Farzaneh kaboli | Video
Zinat Moadeb Khatibi
Mehran Modiri
Behzad Mohammadi
Ardavan Mofid
Shahrokh Moshkin Ghalam
Hossein Pakdel
Fereydoun Parsanejad
Mahaya Petrosian
Vahik Pirhamzei
Ali Pourtash
Parviz Pour Hosseini
Shahla Riahi
Pari Saberi
Amir Hossein Sedigh
Arham Sadr
Parviz Sayyad
Khosrow Shahraz
Susan Taslimi
Farzaneh Taiedi
Houshang Touzie
Mohammad Yaghoubee
Sheila Vossough
Behrouz Vossoughi
Torange Yeghiazarian
Caveh Zahedi
Reza Zhian
Film & Theatre Actors

Playwrights
Dr. Mammad Aidani
Farzaneh Aghaei-pour
Hamid Amjad (IMDB)
Bahram Beizaie
Niloufar Beyzaie
Reza Daneshvar
Farzan Deljou
Behzad Farahani
Leila Ghaznavi (Actor/Playwright)
Ezzat Goushegir
Mariam Hamidi
Zara Houshmand
Firoozeh Khatibi
Parviz Khatibi
Amir Reza Koohestani
Sepideh Khosrowjah
Ardavan Mofid
Bijan Mofid
Farnoosh Moshiri
Mahmoud Ostad Mohammad
Yasmina Reza
Arham Sadr
Parviz Sayyad
Nassim Soleimanpour
Parvaneh Soltani
Sanaz Toossi
Houshang Touzie
Chista Yasrebi
Torange Yeghiazarian
Mohammad Yaghoubee
Female Playwrights

Custome/Set Designer
Behzad Adineh
Narmin Nazmi
Hadis Shariatzadeh

Theatre in Exile
Art and Heart Expression (UK)
Daritsche Theatre Company (Germany)
Darvag (Bay Area)
Golden Thread (Bay Area)
Saam House (UK)
Silk Road Rising (Chicago)
Zendeh (UK)

Plays
The Great Escape "Farar-e Bozorg" - A play by Houshang Touzie - LA (March 2, 2008)
From Satellite with Love "Az Mahvareh Ta Eshgh" - Los Angeles (March 4, 2006)
Bijan Mofid's Shaparak Khanoom - Santa Monica (February 24, 2006)
Cast of "Beneath the Veil" - LA Theatre Center, October 13, 2005
Parviz Sayyad's Play "The Ass" - LA Theatre Center, October 8, 2005)

Video
Theatre in Iran (Press TV)
Excerpts from Boof-e Koor (Germany)-Directed by Niloofar Beyzaie
Crossroads by Bahram Beyzaie - Teaser Trailer
"Fremd wie Du und Ich" (Germany)-Directed by Niloofar Beyzaie
Shahr Ghese (Canada)
Mossadegh (Europe)-Directed by Reza Alamehzadeh
Az Mahvareh ba Eshgh (US)-Hooshang Tozie, Behrouz Vossoughi
An Iranian in Heaven (US)-Shohreh Aghdashloo, Hooshang Tozie
Namayesh (US)-Shohreh Aghdashloo, Hooshang Tozie
Tarabnameh: A Modern Interpretation of a Traditional Play
Tarabnameh: Discussion with Bahram Beyzaie I | Part II
Tarabnameh recap
Tarabnameh trailer I | trailer II

Articles
The world encyclopedia of contemporary theatre: Iran
A Glance Over the Iranian Theater: From Beginning To Contemporary
History of Theatre in Iran (Hamshahri)
Drama (Iranica)
Iranian Drama
The evolution of traditional theatre and the development of modern theatre in Iran-By Iraj Emami
Examination of the Roots of Theater in Ancient Iran
Female Playwrights (Zanan Social Monthly)
A Centrury-Old Theater;An Interview with Hamid Amjad
Performative symbols and their non-arbitrariness: Representing women in Iranian traditional theater-By William O. Beeman
Theatre in Iran, 1944-53 (Gallery)
What does theatre really say about Iran? (The Guardian)
Karbala Drag Kings and Queens-By Negar Mottahedeh
Iran's unorthodox new play offers evidence of a thriving cultural scene (Tehran Bureau)
Iran's Thriving Theater Scene (Tehran Bureau)
Iranian Theater Director Performs Sa’adi Puppet Opera (Iran Review)
Intimacy, love and separation in contemporary Iranian theatre (Tehran Bureau)
Behind the Persian Veil: Theater Illuminating the Iranian Experience (NY Times)
Shakespearean Tragedy Unfolds Wave of Populism on Tehran Stage (Theatre Times)
Street Theatre in Tajikistan (BBC Persian)
The modernity of a live tradition: Theatre in Iran (Tehran Times)
Théâtres de Perse et d’Iran : aperçu général-by Eve Feuillebois-Pierunek

Books
William Floor: The History Of Theater In Iran
Mohammad R. Ghanoonparvar: Iranian drama
Patrice Pavis: "Theatre at the Crossroads of Culture" in Iran
Oral history of Iran's contemporary theatre
Parviz Sayyad's Theater of Diaspora: Two Plays
Modern Persian drama: an anthology ; (Bahram Beyza'i, Gowhar-e Morad, Abbas Na'lbandian)

Related Links
Iran Film
Iran Arts & Entertainment




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