TEHRAN – Tehran’s Book City Institute will bring together a number of Iranian literati and experts on English literature on April 23 to commemorate the 400th demise anniversary of the celebrated English playwright and poet, William Shakespeare.

Shakespeare’s impact on the contemporary arts and literature will be reviewed by several experts, the institute announced in a press release on Sunday. 

Shideh Ahmadzadeh will deliver a speech on 
Shakespeare’s poetry, Amir-Ali Nojumian will discuss the impact of Shakespeare on cinema and Kamran Sepehran will speak about Shakespeare’s everlasting theatrical heritage.  

In addition, the session will screen scenes from director Greg Doran’s “In Search of Shakespeare”, which explores the life story of Shakespeare. 

In another program, Iranian thespians and stage artists will gather at the Tehran Independent Theater at the same time to commemorate Shakespeare.

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