Tehran – Tehran’s Iranshall Theatre hosts the “Murder of Mr. Habersham” every night on the stage at Master Samandarian Hall.
Director Faraz Gorami’s 90-minute plays include Ahmad Samimi, Ajin Nazari, Elfan Ranjibal, Amin Zare, Ali Chachi, Iman Najifi, Fateme Zare and Yasin Sharamian.
The original name of the play is “The Play,” written by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields of the Missiev Theatre Company.
Written in 2012, this is about the Cornley drama society that carries out the 1920s murder mystery “Murder at the Hubersham House,” a play in the play, play in the play, but as the title suggests, everything that could be wrong is… Thespian, who is prone to accidents, fights against all possibilities, brings hilarious results, leading to the final curtain call.
Before play begins, the audience sees behind the scenes staff fixing the broken mantel and making last minute adjustments to the set, including finding the escaped dog.
During the performance, a large number of disasters can be descended on the cast, including doors stuck on, props falling off the wall, and floors collapsed. Members of the cast are seen as misplaced props, forgotten lines, missing clues, breaking characters, misworded words, stomping on fingers, hidden by his grandfather’s clock, unconsciously knocked and manipulated from the stage.
“The Play That That Mused” won the best new play at the Broadway World UK Award and the Laurence Olivier Award from Best New Comedy in 2015.
It is translated and produced in over 30 countries, including China, Spain, Greece, France, Italy, Brazil, Germany, Mexico, Argentina, Turkey and Russia.
Mishief Theatre is a British theatre company founded in 2008 by a group of students from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in West London and directed by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields. The group originally started out with improvised comedy shows, but by 2012 it had expanded to comedic theatrical performances that included choreographed routines, jokes and stunts.
The company is primarily known for its comedy performances as the fictional theatre company Cornley Polytechnic Drama Association. In addition to “The Play That Goend,” other works from the company include the television series “The Goes Mused Show.” Several of the company’s stage performances have also been exhibited at theaters in the west edge of London and in the UK, North American and European countries.
The play will remain on stage at the Iranshare Theatre in the Artist Park on North Moosabi Street on Talekani Street until September 25th.
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