Amir Reza Koohestani & Mehr Theatre Group

Male visitors in a hostel for female students? Inconceivable in Iran! Such suspicion is the starting point of Amir Reza Koohestani ’s latest play. In the manner of a law film, he shows how growing up in extreme conditions can have lifelong consequences. «The Hearing», performed by an outstanding cast — with Mahin Sadri leading the way as the inquisitive warden — premières in Teheran this July. First subsequent stopover: European premiere at the Theater Spektakel. (esc)