Ghotbedin Sadeghi (; born April 23, 1952) in

Sanandaj Sanandaj (; ) is a city in the Central District of Sanandaj County, in the Kurdistan province of Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. With a population of 414,069, it is the second largest Kurdish city a ...

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is an Iranian theatre director, playwright, stage and film actor, and arts instructor. He is also known as a prominent scholar of Iranian arts and culture. Sadeghi established Honar Theater Group in early 80's which is referred to as one of the most serious and artistic theater groups in Iran. His theatrical productions's fame is beholden to Mostafa Abdollahi and Michael Shahrestani who played the leading roles in his plays.

Education

He earned his bachelor's degree from the Faculty of Fine Arts at the

University of Tehran The University of Tehran (UT) or Tehran University (, ) is a public collegiate university in Iran, and the oldest and most prominent Iranian university located in Tehran. Based on its historical, socio-cultural, and political pedigree, as well as ...

in 1975. Later, he completed his master's degree in Dramatic Arts at Sorbonne (Paris 3) University in 1979. Afterwards, he did a Ph.D. in the same field and at the same university, Sorbonne (Paris 3), and graduated in 1985.

Filmography (as an actor)

* ''Gozaresh yek ghatl'' (''Report on a Murder'') directed by

Mohamad Ali Najafi Muhammad (8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islam, he was a prophet who was divinely inspired to preach and confirm the monotheistic teachings of Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, ...

, 2007 * ''Dadsetan'' (''Attorney General'') directed by Rafia Bozorgmehr, 2012

Plays (as a director and writer)

* ''

Hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play. Set in Denmark, the play (the ...

'' by

William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 23 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...

, Tehran: City Theater of Tehran, 1991 * ''Ajax'' by

Sophocles Sophocles ( 497/496 – winter 406/405 BC)Sommerstein (2002), p. 41. was an ancient Greek tragedian known as one of three from whom at least two plays have survived in full. His first plays were written later than, or contemporary with, those ...

, Tehran: Niavaran Cultural Center – City Theater of Tehran, 1987 * ''

Médée ''Médée'' is a dramatic tragedy in five acts written in alexandrine verse by Pierre Corneille Pierre Corneille (; ; 6 June 1606 – 1 October 1684) was a French tragedian. He is generally considered one of the three great 17th-century Fr ...

'' (Medea) by

Jean Anouilh Jean Marie Lucien Pierre Anouilh (; ; 23 June 1910 – 3 October 1987) was a French dramatist and screenwriter whose career spanned five decades. Though his work ranged from high drama to absurdist farce, Anouilh is best known for his 1944 play ...

, Tehran: City Theater of Tehran, 1988 * ''

Arash Arash the Archer () is a heroic archer-figure of Iranian mythology. According to Iranian folklore, the boundary between Iran and Turan was set by an arrow launched by Arash, after he put his own life in the arrow's launch. The arrow was tra ...

'' by

Bahram Bayzai Bahrām Beyzāêi (also spelt Beizāi, Beyzāêi, Beyzāee, ; born 26 December 1938) is an Iranian playwright, theatre director, screenwriter, film editor, and '' ostād'' ("master") of Persian letters, arts and Iranian studies. Beyzaie is the ...

, Tehran : Theater office, 1988 * ''See Morgh SiMorgh'' by Ghotbedin Sadeghi, Tehran: City Theater of Tehran, 1990 * ''

Les Fourberies de Scapin ''Scapin the Schemer'' () is a three-act comedy of intrigue by the French playwright Molière. The title character Scapin is similar to the archetypical Scapino character. The play was first staged on 24 May 1671 in the theatre of the Palais- ...

'' by

Molière Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (; 15 January 1622 (baptised) – 17 February 1673), known by his stage name Molière (, ; ), was a French playwright, actor, and poet, widely regarded as one of the great writers in the French language and world liter ...

, Tehran, 1992 *''The wise man and the crazy tiger'' by Ghotbedin Sadeghi, Tehran: Cultural Heritage organization –Avini Hall- France: vile 1993 * ''Bahram Choobineh'' by Siamack TaghiPoor, Tehran: City Theater of Tehran, 1994 *''Rostam’s seven labours'' by Ghotbedin Sadeghi Tehran:

Sadabad Palace The Sa'dabad Complex () is an 80 hectare complex built by the Qajar and Pahlavi monarchs, located in Shemiran, Greater Tehran, Iran. Today, the official residence of the President of Iran is located adjacent to the complex. The complex includes ...

, 1995 * ''Jam’s weeping'' by Ghotbedin Sadeghi, Tehran: City Theater of Tehran, 1995 * ''Mobarak, the little watch'' by Ghotbedin Sadeghi, Tehran:

Niavaran Niavaran () is an affluent and upperclass district in northern Tehran, Iran. Bordering leafy, uphill-winding Darband Street, it can be reached from Tajrish Square, and is close to Darabad in the far north-eastern corner of Greater Tehran. ...

Palace, 1996 *''Times of innocence'' by Ghotbedin Sadeghi, Tehran: City Theater of Tehran, 1996 *''Women of Sabra, men of shatila'' by Ghotbedin Sadeghi, Tehran:

Vahdat Hall Vahdat () is a city in western Tajikistan, on the bank of the Kofarnihon River, 21 km east of Dushanbe. It was previously called Yangi-Bozor (1927–1936), Orjonikidzeobod (1936–1993, after Grigoriy Ordzhonikidze) and Kofarnihon (1993–2 ...

- Main hall of city theater of Tehran, 1997 * ''

'' by

, Tehran: City Theater of Tehran 1998 * Calligraphy of Love by Ghotbedin Sadeghi, Tehran: City Theater of Tehran1999 *''Seven lost tribes'' by Ghotbedin Sadeghi, Tehran: City Theater of Tehran, 2000 * ''Sahoori'' by Ghotbedin Sadeghi, Tehran: City Theater of Tehran, 2001 * ''Afshin & Boodalaf Are Both Dead'' by Ghotbedin Sadeghi, Tehran: City Theater of Tehran, 2003 * ''Dakhme Shirin by Ghotbedin Sadeghi'', Tehran: City Theater of Tehran, 2004 * ''Akse Yadegari'' by Ghotbedin Sadeghi, Tehran: City Theater of Tehran, 2005 * ''The Just Assassins'' (''Les Justes'') (Adelha) by

Albert Camus Albert Camus ( ; ; 7 November 1913 – 4 January 1960) was a French philosopher, author, dramatist, journalist, world federalist, and political activist. He was the recipient of the 1957 Nobel Prize in Literature at the age of 44, the s ...

, Tehran: City Theater of Tehran, 2005 * ''Memorial of Zariran'' (''Yadegare Zariran'') by Ghotbeddin Sadeghi, Tehran: City Theater of Tehran, 2008 * ''ShekarPareh’s garden'' by Ghotbeddin Sadeghi, Tehran: City Theater of Tehran, 2009 *If you had not gone by Ghotbeddin Sadeghi, Tehran: Cheharsou hall of City Theater of Tehran, 2012 *

Macbeth ''The Tragedy of Macbeth'', often shortened to ''Macbeth'' (), is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, estimated to have been first performed in 1606. It dramatises the physically violent and damaging psychological effects of political ambiti ...

, Tehran: Iranshahr Theater, 2012

Tele Theatres (as a director)

* ''

Caligula Gaius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (31 August 12 – 24 January 41), also called Gaius and Caligula (), was Roman emperor from AD 37 until his assassination in 41. He was the son of the Roman general Germanicus and Augustus' granddaughter Ag ...

'' by

in channel 4 IRIB, 2003 * ''L'engrenage'' (''The Gear'') (''Charkh-dandeh'') by

Jean-Paul Sartre Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre (, ; ; 21 June 1905 – 15 April 1980) was a French philosopher, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and literary criticism, literary critic, considered a leading figure in 20th ...

channel 4 IRIB, 2004

References

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Theater.ir

External links

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