Death of Yazdgerd

This article is about Bahram Beyzai's play. For the 1981 film, see Death of Yazdgerd (film).

Death of Yazdgerd (or alternatively translated as Death of the King; and whose original subtitle translates "Regicide") (Persian: مرگ یزدگرد) is a Persian play about the death of Yazdegerd III by Bahram Beyzai, often considered his magnum opus, which he adapted into a film of the same name.

Death of Yazdgerd
Written by	Bahram Beyzai
Characters	Miller Miller's wife Priest General
Date premiered	10 September 1979
Place premiered	City Theater of Tehran Tehran, Iran
Original language	Persian
Setting	Muslim conquest of Persia

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In English

The play was translated into English by Manuchehr Anvar and published in Tehran.^[1] Another English translation is named Death of the King, published in Stories from the Rains of Love and Death: Four Plays from Iran in Canada.^[2]

Notable productions

Premiere

Beyzai produced this play for the first time in the City Theater of Tehran from 10 September 1979 to 29 October. Susan Taslimi and Mehdi Hashemi played the leading roles.

Film adaptation

Main article: Death of Yazdgerd (film)

English premiere

Onelight Theatre produced this play in Canada in 2005.

Bengali premiere

Sudipto Chatterjee translated and produced this play in India in 2014.^[3]