THE PERSIAN REVOLUTION
The year is 1906 or so it seems. The Iranian Monarchy is about to succumb to the will of the people.The Constitutional Revolution is gaining pace and the establishment of the first parliament is imminent.
Witty and haunting, The Persian Revolution is a modern-day take on the gripping events surrounding the establishment of the first secular parliament in the Middle East. America lands on the moon whilst an Islamic cleric searches the skies for God. In a corner of Tehran a child avidly reads the adventures of Tintin and the Vaudeville halls of London rowdily greet the majestic Shah. The sound of the Revolution approaches as the East awakens and takes its first tentative steps towards democracy.
2007 National Tour
The Persian Revolution toured the following venues in October, November and December 2007:
Warwick Arts Centre – Coventry
Phoenix Arts – Leicester
Unity Theatre – Liverpool
Oval House Theatre – London
The Junction – Cambridge
Traverse Theatre – Edinburgh
The Hawth – Crawley
Birmingham Repertory Theatre – Birmingham
National Tour 2007:
Cast: Ali Amadi, Donald Slack, Betsabeh Emran, Yasmin Bodalbhai, Noel Le Bon
Written and Directed by Mehrdad Seyf
Associate Producer: Lucia Latimer
Design: Leslie Travers
Lighting Design: Anna Watson
Production Manager: Pauric Hackett
Company Stage Manager: Amy Rudman
Technical Stage manager/LX Operator: Matt Henry
Sound: George Ogilvie/Julian Littman
Costume Supervisor: Isabel Muñoz
Props: Hugo Rocha
Press Representatives: Guy Chapman Associates
Administration: Giles Rowland
World Premiere, Lyric Hammersmith, October 2006
Cast: Ali Amadi, Donald Slack, Tahmores Tehrani, Sarah McNeil, Erin Brodie
Written and Directed by: Mehrdad Seyf
Producer: Claire Summerfield
Design: Leslie Travers
Dramaturge: David Farr
Lighting Design: Anna Watson
Production Manager: David Duchin
Stage Manager: Emily Gaskin
Sound: George Ogilvie/Julian Littman
Costume Supervisor: Isabel Muñoz
Props: Hugo Rocha
Press Representatives: Guy Chapman Associates