TEHRAN – The Iranian puppet show “The Bald Champion” (Pahlavan Kachal) will go on stage in the Al Sur Del Sur International Theater Festival which will be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina in the coming days.

The Apple Three Group will be heading to Buenos Aires supported by the Islamic Culture and Relations Organization (ICRO) and the Iranian embassy in Argentina, the head of the troupe Majid Giahchi told the Persian service of ISNA on Sunday.
There are also plans to stage the play in Uruguay during our stay, he added.
The Bald Champion is a classic Iranian dramatic character who is a poor young man courting a rich businessman’s daughter, who quarrels with her father. This play was intended as a criticism of rich and greedy businessmen.
The troupe, which includes four sisters Fahimeh, Sima, Saeideh, and Samaneh Mirza-Hosseini, performs the show in English so that foreign audiences can enjoy their performances.
Formed four years ago, the Apple Tree Group is the only female group in Iran that performs folklore and musical shows. The troupe has participated in many international festivals in Ireland, Italy, Belarus, Poland, Serbia and Bosnia and has received several awards in international events