Abstract:

This article traces the performance history of Shakespeare’s Coriolanus in Iran, focusing on the most recent production of the play directed by Mostafa Koushki (b. 1984), performed between 2019 and 2020 in Tehran, Iran, and Kerala, India. Based on an original in-person interview with Koushki conducted by one of the authors in Tehran in July 2020, the article discusses how the production reflected and responded to the country’s volatile political climate. The analysis considers how various elements, including the minimalist set and costumes as well as gender-neutral casting, work together to communicate the production’s criticism of the current state of affairs in the Islamic Republic while staying within the boundaries imposed on theatre performances by the Iranian censorship regime.

摘要：

本文追溯了莎士比亚戏剧《科利奥兰纳斯》在伊朗的演出历史，重点介绍了该剧由 Mostafa Koushki（生于 1984 年）执导的最新作品，该剧于 2019 年至 2020 年间在伊朗德黑兰和印度喀拉拉邦上演。本文基于作者之一于 2020 年 7 月在德黑兰对 Koushki 进行的原始面对面采访，讨论了该作品如何反映和应对该国动荡的政治气候。该分析考虑了包括极简布景和服装以及中性选角在内的各种元素如何共同传达制作对伊斯兰共和国当前事态的批评，同时保持在伊朗人对戏剧表演施加的界限之内。审查制度。