Qotbeddin Sadeqi

Ghotbedin Sadeghi (; born April 23, 1952) in Sanandaj, Iran is an Iranian theatre director, playwright, stage and film actor, and arts instructor. He is also known as a prominent scholar of Iranian arts and culture. Sadeghi established Honar Theater Group in early 80's which is referred to as one of the most serious and artistic theater groups in Iran. His theatrical productions's fame is beholden to Mostafa Abdollahi and Michael Shahrestani who played the leading roles in his plays.

Education He earned his bachelor's degree from the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Tehran in 1975. Later, he completed his master's degree in Dramatic Arts at Sorbonne (Paris 3) University in 1979. Afterwards, he did a Ph.D. in the same field and at the same university, Sorbonne (Paris 3), and graduated in 1985.

Filmography (as an actor) Gozaresh yek ghatl (Report on a Murder) directed by Mohamad Ali Najafi, 2007 Dadsetan (Attorney General) directed by Rafia Bozorgmehr, 2012

Plays (as a director and writer) Hamlet by William Shakespeare, Tehran: City Theater of Tehran, 1991 Ajax by Sophocles, Tehran: Niavaran Cultural Center – City Theater of Tehran, 1987 Médée (Medea) by Jean Anouilh, Tehran: City Theater of Tehran, 1988 Arash by Bahram Bayzai, Tehran : Theater office, 1988 See Morgh SiMorgh by Ghotbedin Sadeghi, Tehran: City Theater of Tehran, 1990 Les Fourberies de Scapin by Molière, Tehran, 1992 The wise man and the crazy tiger by Ghotbedin Sadeghi, Tehran: Cultural Heritage organization –Avini Hall- France: vile 1993 Bahram Choobineh by Siamack TaghiPoor, Tehran:City Theater of Tehran, 1994 Rostam’s seven labours by Ghotbedin Sadeghi Tehran: Sadabad Palace, 1995 Jam’s weeping by Ghotbedin Sadeghi, Tehran:City Theater of Tehran, 1995 Mobarak, the little watch by Ghotbedin Sadeghi, Tehran: Niavaran Palace, 1996 Times of innocence by Ghotbedin Sadeghi, Tehran:City Theater of Tehran, 1996 Women of Sabra, men of shatila by Ghotbedin Sadeghi, Tehran: Vahdat Hall- Main hall of city theater of Tehran, 1997 Arash by Bahram Bayzai, Tehran: City Theater of Tehran 1998 Calligraphy of Love by Ghotbedin Sadeghi, Tehran: City Theater of Tehran1999 Seven lost tribes by Ghotbedin Sadeghi, Tehran:City Theater of Tehran, 2000 Sahoori by Ghotbedin Sadeghi, Tehran:City Theater of Tehran, 2001 Afshin & Boodalaf Are Both Dead by Ghotbedin Sadeghi, Tehran: City Theater of Tehran, 2003 Dakhme Shirin by Ghotbedin Sadeghi, Tehran: City Theater of Tehran, 2004 Akse Yadegari by Ghotbedin Sadeghi, Tehran:City Theater of Tehran, 2005 The Just Assassins (Les Justes) (Adelha) by Albert Camus, Tehran: City Theater of Tehran, 2005 Memorial of Zariran (Yadegare Zariran) by Ghotbeddin Sadeghi, Tehran:City Theater of Tehran, 2008 ShekarPareh’s garden by Ghotbeddin Sadeghi, Tehran: City Theater of Tehran, 2009 If you had not gone by Ghotbeddin Sadeghi, Tehran: Cheharsou hall of City Theater of Tehran, 2012 Macbeth by William Shakespeare, Tehran: Iranshahr Theater, 2012

Tele Theatres (as a director) Caligula by Albert Camus in channel 4 IRIB, 2003 L'engrenage (The Gear) (Charkh-dandeh) by Jean-Paul Sartre channel 4 IRIB, 2004