Horses from Heaven fall in a rain of ash (Iran)
By Naghmeh Samini | Translated by Jack Paterson
Prince Siyâvash, the symbol of innocence in Persian literature, is ordered by his father to ride into a burning pyre for a crime he did not commit. In the flames, he encounters those who confront his future actions and his current beliefs. Inspired and drawn from the Shahnameh (The Book of Kings), and South Asian, Chinese and Western mythologies.
About the playwright: Naghmeh Samini
Naghmem Samini (Ph.D), playwright, scriptwriter and lecturer in Dramatic Arts, was born in Iran and received her BA in Drama and MA in Cinema from the University of Tehran. She did her PhD in Art Studies at the University of Tarbiat Modarres (Tehran) with a thesis focused on Drama and Mythology. Her plays have been staged in Iran, France, India, Canada, the United States and other countries. Her plays are experimental in structure and handle a variety of topical subjects at personal and sociopolitical levels. Her play The King and the Mathematician: A Legend(2012) was selected by UNESCO as one of the cultural achievements of the year.
October 2019, Bouche was kindly invited by the British Equity London Office to lead some new play development activities. Bouche leapt at this this opportunity to introduce British artists to International work.
Special thank you to British Actors Equity London Office, artists Rosie Akerman, Kavé Niku, Jay Ramji and Saria Steel, and Lola May for organizing this opportunity.