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Four boxes

Writer Bahram Beyzai

character

red

yellow

green

Black

original language                      persian

Four Boxes is a two-act play by Bahram Beyzai that was written and published in 1346. Four Boxes is one of the most iconic elliptical plays; With a political and critical theme. This play is considered the most political work of Beyzai; As he is quoted at the end of the book: "The performance of the four boxes was pulled down from the stage each time."

Beyzai was never allowed to stage the play. Other directors often did not receive permission to perform. However, four funds have been implemented by student groups as rehearsals and training and informally in theater workshops and campuses. It was also staged in Tehran in October 2015 by the Exit Theater Group, directed by Mehrdad Khamenei.

story
Four characters in red, yellow, green, and black, and symbolizing the market, intellectual, religious, and mass classes, respectively, they try to build a scarecrow to protect themselves from potential threats to protect them from any danger. . They fully equip and arm the scarecrow. The scarecrow comes to life and opens his mouth. This initially pleases all four of them, unaware that the scarecrow is gradually gaining control of the situation and eventually establishing its hegemony over the environment. The scarecrow forces them to each make a box for themselves to lock them in their boxes and keep them apart; But then they get out of their coffers and decide to rise up against the scarecrow. But in the end, it is only the black man who breaks his box to stand in front of the scarecrow, and in the end he falls victim to the fear of others.

style
Beyzai has written this play inspired by the traditional Iranian plays Takht-e-Hawzi or Siahbazi (Assembly of Imitation). Beizai writes in his book The Play in Iran that these traditional Iranian plays, while showing the superficial corruption of the people, mocked greedy and greedy people. The color of the characters is also inspired by the symbolism of the color of the characters in the taziyeh.

Printing and Prohibition
Beyzai wrote four boxes in the fall of 1346 and published them in the first issue of the War of the Time books in the winter of that year. In 1979, the play was published in book form by Roozbehan Publications in Tehran. Later, the book was published by Roshangaran Publications and Women's Studies, published by Beyzai. There is also a revised version of this play in the court.

The play Four Boxes was banned from publication in both the Pahlavi regime and the Islamic Republic, and was banned each time after its first publication (once in 1346 and again in 1979). Finally, this work was officially published by Roshangaran Publications and Women's Studies with the official permission of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, and has been reprinted many times since.

Beyzai wrote four boxes in the fall of 1346 and published them in the first issue of the War of the Time books in the winter of that year. In 1979, the play was published in book form by Roozbehan Publications in Tehran. Later, Roshangaran Publications and Women's Studies published the book. There is also a revised version of this play in the court.

Performances
Beyzai was never allowed to stage the play. Other directors were often not allowed to perform it officially. However, four funds have been implemented by student groups as rehearsals and informally in theater workshops and on campus. Also, the performance of four boxes entitled "Scarecrow" was staged from October 27 to 29, 2015 by the Exit Theater Group, directed by Mehrdad Khamenei, at the house of the Museum of Master Ezatullah Entezami in Tehran.

After 45 years, the play was staged in Kuala Lumpur for four nights in August 2012 in Kuala Lumpur, directed by Mahnaz Giaparvar and produced by Payam Goya. Payam Goya, Sepideh Kiani, Kowsar Abbasi and Matin Rahnama were among the actors in this play.

After that, the four boxes were once again staged by the Berg Theater Group, directed by Mehrdad Khameneh, in Oslo for two nights in September 2012. in Webarchive template: Timestamp not a number. This play was directed by Anahita Zinivand in December 2016 in the Rokanuddin Khosravi Hall of the Three Point Theater in Tehran and was performed by working children.

In other languages
Mohammad Reza Qanunparvar has translated four boxes into English called Four Boxes and published them in the book Iranian Drama: An Anthology. Sarvar Soltani has also provided English translations for the English audience, the language of Mahnaz Giaheparvar's play. Soheil Parsa and Peter Farbridge also have a joint English translation of the play. Marivan Halabja has also translated this play into Kurdish.

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