DATE AND VENUE

17.05.2016, 20.30
18.05.2016, 20.30
Uniq Hall, Uniq Istanbul

Lasts app. 100’; no intermission.
Persian with Turkish surtitles.

SHIEVEH THEATER GROUP

• Directed by: Afsaneh Mahian
• Author: Mahin Sadri
• Set, Light & Costume Design: Manouchehr Shoja
• Music: Mohammad Reza Jadidi
• Director’s Assistant & Production Manager: Mohammad Reza Hosseinzadeh
• Stage Manager & Surtitle Operator: Negar Nobakht
• Performers: Setareh Eskandari, Elham Korda, Baran Kosari

Busily attending to their chores in the confined space of a kitchen, three darkly dressed Iranian women sketch out the story of their lives. Their passions and their pains, their dreams and their survival tactics.... Mahnaz is the war widow of a national hero and Shahla is the (unworthy) mistress of a well-known footballer. Leyla, who was traditionally raised, freed herself by discovering mountain hiking. Through these poignant destinies, Mahin Sadri and Afsaneh Mahian cover a part of history running from 1981 (two years after the Iranian revolution) until 2013. Outside the domestic space presented on stage, the men seem omnipresent - in the off-stage sounds, there’s nothing but war or religion. This piece won the prizes of "Best Original Text" and "Best Female Actresses" at Tehran Theatre Festival (Fajr) in January 2015, and also has recently received the price of the "Best Piece" and "Best Director" of 2015 by the Community of Theatre Critics of Iran.

After the Play: Q&A with Afsaneh Mahian (17 May)