Touching, kissing or other kinds of staged physical affection are not allowed on stage. Actresses are forced to wear the hijab while playing. Critical plays against the government can be censored or they may not be performed. Under these conditions, Tehranbased theater makers seek to preserve their independence. Far away from the monitored cultural sector, they find themselves together in small theater halls to restore the freedom to their art which the state has taken from it.
Touching, kissing or other kinds of staged physical affection are not allowed on stage. Actresses are forced to wear the hijab while playing. Critical plays against the government can be censored or they may not be performed. Under these conditions, Tehranbased theater makers seek to preserve their independence. Far away from the monitored cultural sector, they find themselves together in small theater halls to restore the freedom to their art which the state has taken from it.