Tehran – After two successful performances, winter and spring, the play “Who’s Life Is It Anyway?”, written by Brian Clark, returns to the stage in Tehran.
Homa Hall holds 80 minutes of play every night. The play, directed by Dorsa Aghaei, features a mix of new performances from the actors and cast from previous performances, Isna reported.
Shahin Zare’, Niloufar Abbasi, Negin Khosrow, Shakiba Elkaiie, Yukabed Mousavi, Saman Tohidi, Ali Golshani, Helia Soleimani, Kasra Hedayatnia, Alireza ehsani, Shayan Heydari, Mohammad Merirge are
Set in a hospital room, the action revolves around Ken Harrison, a professional sculptor who was paralyzed from the neck down in a car accident, with only his brain functioning normally. He lives on by the miracles of medicine, but he wants to die.
Clark offers arguments that support and oppose euthanasia, and to what extent governments should be allowed to interfere in the lives of private citizens. By portraying Ken as an intelligent man with a useless body, he leaves the audience with contradictory feelings about his desire to end his life.
As he fights for the right to die rather than living in a helpless state, the play examines the moral and legal aspects of the situation and the responses of hospital staff.
Brian Clark (1932-2021) was a British playwright and screenwriter. He taught in schools, universities and universities, and was a member of Hull University’s Drama Division from 1968 to 1972.
He is best known as the author of the multi-level award-winning play “Who’s Life Is It Anyway?”, first produced in 1978.
In the 1970s, it took Clark six years to find brave enough brave to risk presenting a play where the central character is a quadriplegic faced with a future of total dependence on life support aircraft. But it was a smash hit both there and on Broadway, winning several awards and following the film version. The dilemma brought about by health professionals who promised to save lives on one hand, and the individuals who advocate the right to make their own decisions about their lives on the other hand, have chorded deep within the public imagination, and are just as authentic as today.
“Who’s life is it anyway?” Until July 18th, he will remain on stage at Homa Hall in Zibaded End on Noferroshart Street, Hafez Street.
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