TEHRAN -- “Macondo”, an Iranian puppet show adaptation of Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings”, will be presented at the International Children’s Theater Festival in Ankara, Turkey.

The award-winning play, which encourages participation, entitled “Little Ladies, Little Gentlemen” will take during the festival that runs from April 23 to 30 in Ankara.
Written by Arash Parsakhu and directed by Azadeh Ansari, “Macondo” is an adaptation of “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
The play features the story of a supernatural being in the form of an old man who arrives in an imaginary town, and the strange events that subsequently take place and influence the lives of the residents.
Actor Siamak Safari plays the role of Marquez in this play. Afsaneh Mahian, Farzin Mohaddes, Farzaneh Aqeli, Nasim Yaquti, Marzieh Imankhani, Hooman Khodadust, Ramin Sayyar-Dashti, Sina Razani and Azadeh Ansari are puppeteers.
The show recently received the Imatra Award in the Puppet Section at the 7th International Black and White Theatre Festival in May 2010.
The International Children’s Theater Festival which is held annually on the occasion of International Children’s Day on April 23 since 1979, gathers hundreds of children from different countries and cultures to discuss, interact, learn about each other and share the joy of togetherness and the hope for peace