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In 1999 Soussan Farrokhnia, Manouchehr Hosseinpour and Mostafa Shafafi embarked on a theatrical experience inspired by Shahnameh (The book of kings) by Ferdowsi, one the greatest Iranian poets (977 AD). This work was an adaptation of one of the stories in Shahnameh as a play.

(977 AD). This work was an adaptation of one of the stories in Shahnameh as a play. Following this experimental work, Soussan Farrokhnia and Mostafa Shafafi established a company by the name of Saam Ltd. in the year 2000. The name Saam was inspired by the name of Rostam's father, the main character in Shahnameh (Book of the Kings), with whom Iranians culturally identify.

In 2002 Soussan Farrokhnia, with the help of Mostafa Shafafi decided to create an environment for performing arts. She risked her personal finance to create the studio. Later, Soudabeh Farrokhnia, Javad Shams, Manouchehr Hosseinpour, Elizabeth Mansfield and many others joined her in this endeavour. This is how SAAM HOUSE came to being, brought artists and drama lovers together and inspired many in the field of dramatic arts.

Despite its great success, SAAM HOUSE had to be closed down in 2005 because it was located in a residential area. However, this did not stop us from pursuing our dream. We continued to work and to produce; although we now had to use other venues such as the Arts Depot in North of London.

We are currently working by the name of: SAAM THEATRE COMPANY, are registered as a charity in the UK (Charity Reg. No: 112 3873) as well as a limited company (Company No: 634 68 19).

As before, Soussan Farrokhnia continues to manage the company as the CEO and Art Director. Our current Board of Trustees consists of:

Elizabeth Mansfield (Chairperson)
Stephan Thomas Trafford (Vice Chair)
Saied Mashoof (Treasurer)
Azita Bajelvand
Rozita Gharavi

Past Events

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Saam Theatre

Past Events

Be the strong link to your roots

Shakespeare Persian

The 4th London Persian-English Theatre Festival

Come & Dance with us

Longing for Dance & Hope

Fundraising PARTY for upcoming cultural festival

Persian Theatre Festival: The Anniversary

Persian Theatre Festival: Opening Ceremony & Shirin

Persian Theatre Festival: Nightly Conversation

Persian Theatre Festival: A Woman Alone

Persian Theatre Festival: I shall not hate

Persian Theatre Festival: The tragedy of a Monarchy

Persian Theatre Festival: Game of Crown

Persian Theatre Festival: It's Me

Persian Theatre Festival: King Mir

Persian Theatre Festival: Safar Ali, the Café Owner

Persian Theatre Closing Ceremony: Talk after 40yrs

Persian Theatre Festival: The peep box

Persian Theatre Closing Ceremony: Abdi Behravanfar

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