Soussan Farrokhnia, actor/director is the co-founder of Saam and currently acts as its director.
She has more than forty years of experience in the world of drama and is currently working on the project Healing through learnig, funded by Big Lotery Fund.
Education |
| 2004 – 05 |
NVQ Level three in Management |
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| 1978 - 80 |
Diploma in Performing Arts - Jacques Lecoq International School of Mime |
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| 1977 - 78 |
M.A. in Theatre Techniques and Aesthetics - University of Paris VIII Movementand Theatre. |
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| 1968 - 72 |
B.A. in Theatre Studies - University of Tehran |
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Work Experience in England (1991 – Present)
Directing the play Birth After Death by B. Ghanbar-Hosseini – Arts Depot - London
Starting and running a series of cultural gatherings named Gala in Hell together with Soudabeh Farrokhnia
Recording a CD – Collection of Forough Farrokhzad’s Love Poems
Producer and presenter of The Root of Persian Proverbs a programme for the Iranian Television in London
Producer and presenter of The Birds a programme for the Iranian Television in London
Specialist Commentator at the radio programme: Women at Crossroads – Persian Section - BBC world service
Reading of the monologue Fairy Lights by Gh. Rabihavy, organised by INDEX - Purcell Room, London
Stand up comedy The Story of Effat Turning into a Hairy Beast, together with Soudabeh Farrokhnia
Recitation of poetry at numerous Iranian cultural events
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| Acting - amongst other leading roles: |
| Mary |
in: Adventure of a Fridy Night in Dr Tabibzadeh’s Villa – adapted by M. Hosseinpour, directed by Elizabeth Mansfield |
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| Farzaneh |
in: Have I Ever Happened? – Short film by Ramin Goudarzi-Nejad |
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| Bag Lady |
in: Compot by Ph. Gaulier, translated from French into Persian by Soussan Farrokhnia with the help of Mostafa Shaffafi, directed by Soussan Farrokhnia - Rudolf Steiner Theatre – London & European Tour. |
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| The Woman |
in: She who Finished, Left, and Returned Unfinished, by M.Shafafi directed, by Soudabeh Nia |
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Shabah
Kabous |
in: Out and Return by I. J. Attaiy - the Questors – London and European Tour. |
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| Bib |
in: The Tiger by J. Fletcher directed by K. London. Smith – Radio drama – BBC Birmingham |
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| Maryam |
in: The Tale of a Kiss, by Gh. Rabihavy, directed by M. Hossinpour - The Ukrainian Centre - London |
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Hadda and
Spiteful
Woman |
in: The Princesses, by F. Gallaire, directed by
A.Castledine - Royal Court – London |
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| Chorus |
in: The Women of Troy, by Euripides, directed by A.Castledine - National Theatre – London |
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Mrs
Pouyan |
in: Fear of Passion, by T. Mokhtar - the Place – London |
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| Mary |
in: Aunt Aggie's Gut Rot, by Ph. Gaulier - translated from French into Persian by Soussan Farrokhnia – The Ukrainian Centre - London |
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| Katayon |
in: Rostam and Esphandiar, a play based on Persian mythology adapted by I. J. Attaiy - Lyric theatre – London |
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Work History in France (1983 – 1991)
Member of Serge Martin's Company in the production of Les Buffons during the Avignon Festival.
Working at the Reception, Reservation and Ticketing Department - Theatre de la ville - Paris
Work History in Germany (1982)
Member of Philippe Gaulier's Company
Amongst other leading roles:
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| Smeraldon |
in: Comedia dell Arte |
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High
Piestess |
in: Les Buffons |
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Children's Theatre
Founding member of the Youth Theatre Programme of the Centre for the Youth Intellectual Development ; alongside Dan Laffon.
Theatre
Adapted classical Persian texts for theatre and performed them.
Among other leading roles: |
| Soudabeh |
in: Soudabe falling in love with Siyavash by S Shahrou Kheradmand based on Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh |
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| The witch |
in: Neynava’s People by Shahrou Kheradmand |
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The
daughter |
in: Six Characters in Search of an Author by L. Pirandello |
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Catherine
de Medici |
in: Lorenzaccio, by Alfred de Musset |
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| Antigone |
in: Antigon, by Jean Anouilh |
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| Shen The |
in: The Good Person of Szechwan by Bertolt Brecht |
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| Desdemona |
in: Othello by Shakespeare |
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Television
Amongst other leading roles: |
| Alice |
in: Look Back in Anger, by John Osborn. |
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| Marquis Spina |
in: Henry IV, by L. Pirandello
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| Beatrice |
in: A View From the Brige by Arthur Miller. |
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