TEHRAN – The Iranian Artists Forum (IAF) in Tehran will screen a recorded stage performance of William Shakespeare’s famous tragedy, “The King Lear,” directed by Masoud Delka on Wednesday.
The 220-minute performance, which was performed in Iran in 2018, will be exhibited at IAF’s Naseri Hall at 6pm, Honaron Line reported.
Mehdi Soltani, Elham Pavehnejad, Bahareh Rahnama, Khosrow Shahraz, Rahim Norouzi, Mohammad Sadegh Malek, Nasser Ashouri, Hemidreza Hedayati, Mohammadreza Aliakbari, Mohammadie Mehr, Mahammadie Mehr, Mahammadie Mehr, Mahammadad plays.
The cast will be accompanied by a group of musicians and choirs on stage, performing live music composed and conducted by Nader Mashayekhi.
In the play, King Lear divides his power and land between his daughters, Goneril and Reagan, in preparation for his old age. The king’s third daughter, Cordelia, is also offered a third of his kingdom, but refuses to be dishonest to her admiration and affection. She instead offers her daughter’s respect and is denied by Leah, seeking flattery.
Regan and Goneril then break the promise to host Leah and his entourage, and he chooses to become homeless and poverty, becoming insanity, and the French king who married Cordelia invades Britain, restoring order and Leah’s rule. In the subplot, Edmund, the illegal son of Count Gloucester, betrays his brother and father. Tragically, Leah, Cordelia, and several other heroes die.
The plot and subplot overlap and intertwines with plays of political power, personal ambitions, and assumed supernatural interventions and pagan beliefs.
As the plot unfolds, Shakespeare delves into themes of loyalty, justice, and true love nature. The play is filled with complex characters and powerful dialogues, introducing human emotions.
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in English and the world’s outstanding playwright. His existing works, including collaborations, consist of around 39 plays, 154 sonnets, three long story poems, and several other poems.
His plays have been translated into all major living languages and are performed more frequently than other playwrights’ plays. Shakespeare is undoubtedly the most influential writer in the English language, and his works continue to be studied and reinterpreted.
The Iranian Artist Forum is located in the Artist Park on North Musabi Street on Talekani Street.
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