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Pesyani Will Restage Shakespeare’s Adaptation

Pesyani Will Restage Shakespeare’s Adaptation

TEHRAN.(Iranart) – A ctor and director Atila Pesyani will restage his play ‘Diabolic: Romeo and Juliet’ for a second time after the Norouz (Iranian New Year) holidays (March 21-April 2).

The theatrical work, a loose adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy ‘Romeo and Juliet’, has been written by prolific playwright Mohammad Charmshir. Its performances will commence at Iranshahr Theater Hall on April 9.

First performed at Iranshahr in 2016, the play was warmly received by the audience. Later, it brought Fatemeh Naqavi the best actress award at the 35th Fajr International Theater Festival last year, ISNA reported.

The play’s sound design by Bamdad Afshar was also nominated for the award of Best Sound Design.

The cast also featured well-known actors such as Navid Mohammadzadeh, Setareh Pesyani, Bahram Afshari, Khosrow Pesyani, Asghar Piran, Navid Jahanzadeh, Naz Shadman and Mehdi Sadr. 

Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is about two star-crossed lovers whose death ultimately reconcile their feuding families.

Tickets for the play will be made available in advance through the website Tiwall.com from March 15.

 

Diabolic: Romeo and Juliet
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