Directed reading
Don Juan in Hell
Shaw’s dialogue, heard through Golestan’s translation and Rabihavi’s direction.
By George Bernard Shaw, in Ebrahim Golestan’s translation. Rabihavi directed this reading.
The work
At the third Iranian theatre festival in London, Rabihavi directed a reading of Shaw’s Don Juan in Hell in Ebrahim Golestan’s translation. He also played the Devil. Source 16
In the BBC report, Rabihavi explains his selection of passages and his wish to bring Golestan’s language to an audience. The performance record keeps the author, translator and director’s contributions distinct. Source 16
Production and reading history
- Directed reading
2015 · exact performance day unverified · Reported in the BBC review
Sources and distinctions
BBC · Don Juan in Hell
Mohammad Abdi, 15 September 2015: Shaw, Golestan translation, Rabihavi directing and playing the Devil.