Iran actress joins new play

Iranian actress Sahar Dolatshahi has joined the cast of 'Les Misérables' musical play by Hossein Parsaei.

Portraying “Madame Thénardier”, this is Dolatshahi’s first cooperation with Parsaei.

The musical play directed by Parsaei and led by Bardiya Kiaras, will be staged on November 11, 2018 in Tehran.

‘Les Miserables’ depicts the story of Jean Valjean who is imprisoned for 19 years.

After his release by Jean Javert , the officer in charge of the prison workforce, Valjean promptly breaks parole but later uses money from stolen silver to reinvent himself as a mayor and factory owner.

Javert vows to arrest Valjean and send him to prison again. Eight years later, Valjean becomes the guardian of a child named Cosette after her mother’s death but Javert pursues him firmly.

Other outstanding names among the cast of the play are Ashkan Khatibi, Bahram Radan, Houtan Shakiba, Parsa Pirouzfar and Navid Mohammadzadeh.

Dolatshahi is an Iranian film, television and stage actress. She has worked with many famous directors in films such as 'Gold and Copper' (2008), for which she was nominated for a Best Actress in a Supporting Role Award at the 14th Iran Cinema Celebration.

Some of the series she has appeared in are 'The Passengers' (2009), 'No Pain, No Gain' (2010), 'Family Conspiracy' (2010), 'Heart of Ice' (2011) and 'Red Cap' (2015).

Dolatshahi’s appearance in Ice Age (2014) grabbed her Crystal Simorgh for Best Actress In a Supporting Role from Fajr Film Festival.

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