“Silver Poet” A musical play by Houshang Touzie. He appears in role of late Fereydoun Farrokhzad, with a glance to this legendary poet, showman, writer, intellectual and freedom seeker who was brutally killed in exile by fanatics in 1992.

This exceptional play is based on a book written by Houshang Touzie with the same name “Silver Poet” and portrays the story of love & sacrifices of late Fereydoun Farrokhzad. Fereydoun was the greatest entertainer of all-time of Iran and his legacy remains in Iran’s history.

Fereydoun was a mellifluous showman and intellectual poet who produced a show on Iranian national TV in mid 70’s by the name of “Mikhak Noghreie” or “Silver Carnation”.  On that show he as one of the pioneers of Iranian modern performance artists provided a platform for many other young artists on the stage and TV screens and introduced them to audiences and connected them to people.

Undoubtedly, in that era, he was a pure reflection of Iranian society progression toward modernism. His audacious manner in expressing his patriotic political view in exile, and tragedy of his death, will inspire even the younger generation who were not born in his time.

Houshang Touzie is a renowned Iranian playwright and actor. He has written and acted in numerous plays in exile including his latest work based on his personal friendship with Fereydoun Farrokhzad. Houshang Touzie performs the role of Fereydoun and is accompanied by a talented group of artists who join him on stage.

While this play is very entertaining, it is also intellectually inspiring.