Play
The Masculine Law
Short scenes place women’s lives against the demands of the legal system.
The work
The company press announcement describes a sequence of short scenes about discrimination against women in Iran, connected with the One Million Signature Campaign. Source 12
An English episode appeared in exiled ink! issue 10, Autumn–Winter 2008, translated by Bita Mafizadeh. That published contribution has its own translation credit, separate from the complete play’s production history. Source 11
A contemporary announcement dated 20 March 2009 places Silver Lining’s production at TARA Studio later that month. Its advertised dates begin on 24 March; the company press PDF gives 23 March. Both describe the same March engagement, while the opening day remains differently recorded. Source 12 · Source 21
Production and reading history
- Reading of scenes
4 August 2008 · Reported in the published magazine
- Company and contemporary announcements
March 2009 · announced 23–28 / 24–28 · Announced production; opening day differs between sources
Sources and distinctions
Exiled Writers Ink · 2008 events
Organiser archive: The Hat on 4 February, and Mara Lockowandt directing a Rabihavi playlet on 4 August.
exiled ink! · issue 10
Autumn–Winter 2008 PDF, printed page 16: Masculine Law episode translated by Bita Mafizadeh and a report of the 4 August reading.
The Masculine Law · company press announcement
Silver Lining Theatre Company at TARA Arts, 23–28 March. The PDF prints no year; a separate contemporary announcement supplies 2009 but begins the advertised run on 24 March.
WhatsOnStage · contemporary TARA announcement
Published 20 March 2009. Announces The Masculine Law at TARA Studio on 24–28 March as Silver Lining’s first production, associated with Theatre Alive! This dates the announcement to 2009 while retaining its different opening day from the company press PDF.