Tehran – “Who’s Life Is That Anyway?” Written by Brian Clark, he returned to the Tehran stage after a successful performance last month.
This time, performed at Divar Art Home in Tehran in February, the play will be on stage at Homa Hall, the IRNA reported.
Dorsa Aghaei oversaw 80 minutes of play with Shahin Zare, Yucaved Mousavi, Alireza Sa’adati, Hadiseh Rezaei, Hamid Mehrju, Negin Khosrow, Shayan Heydari, Naghmeh Mon’emi and Sara Lotfi.
Set in a hospital room, the action revolves around professional sculptor Ken Harrison. The occupation is paralyzed from the neck down in a car accident, with only the 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 the extent that the government 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.
When 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 reactions 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, Brian Clark took six years to find brave enough brave to risk presenting a play where the central character is a quadriplegic faced with a future of full dependence on life support aircraft. But it was a smash hit both here and on Broadway, winning several awards and following the film version. The dilemma brought about by medical 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 March 14th, he will remain on stage at Homa Hall in the Zibaded end of Noferroshart Street, Hafez Street.
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