Canadian festival hosts Iranian theater troupe

The 29th Toronto Fringe Festival will host Saye Theater Group for the first time.

The festival which is recognized as the largest and most prestigious Canadian Theater Festival will host a theater troupe from Iran for the first time.

Saye Theater Group with successful presence in different international festivals will participate in the main section of the festival. The group will stage ‘The Door’ written and directed by Mehdi Mashhoor.

‘The Door’ is about a trip taken by two women who intend to go from one city to another but they are skeptical along the way and a person named Golbahari (spring flower) is supposed to help them on this trip.

The play will be performed in English.     

The 29th Toronto Fringe Festival hosts 70 domestic and international troupes and is slated for July 5-26, 2017.

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