King Lear
Country: Iran
Production: Ali Oji International Company
Text: Adapted from Shakespeare’s “King Lear”
Director: Elika Abdolrazzaghi
Scenography: Amir Hossein Davani
Music: Contemporary music
Performance : Seyedeh Mohammad Reza Yazdani (singer artist) – Ali Jadidi – Ahmad Saatchian – Ali Khayyam – Fereshte Attarisari – Amoor Zarkarian – Tooraj Saminipour – Shema Parvandi -Boorzhin Abdolrazzagh -, Seyedeh Narges Mohammadi – Nooshin Etemad – Soroush Kariminejad – Milad Rahimiabkenar. with the participation of 20 dancers.
Language : Persian with Arabic subtitles.
Duration : 120 minutes
Synopsis:
This production is part of the contemporary international theatrical works currently being staged in Iran. Inspired by William Shakespeare’s “King Lear”, it portrays the complex and turbulent relationship between the king and his daughters. Lear chooses to divide his kingdom among them according to the love they claim to feel for him. The youngest speaks with sincerity, while the other two resort to flattery, triggering jealousy, rivalry, and an intense struggle for power. In the end, Lear descends into madness, realizing, far too late, the irreversible consequences of his decisions.
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