Ramin Farhadi

I am a PhD candidate in Drama at the Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama. My scholarly work focuses on modern American drama, postwar British theatre, Shakespeare studies, postcolonial cinema, and theories of censorship. Additionally, I have a keen interest in playwriting, stage directing, and the theory and practice of dramatic composition. My current research critically examines Shakespearean adaptations and appropriations in twenty-first-century Persian theatre, with particular attention to discourses of censorship and dissidence. This study explores how Shakespearean characters and themes are repositioned in contemporary Iran to introduce the original plays to new audiences and, more importantly, to serve as a vehicle for sociopolitical commentary. Specifically, it investigates how these adaptations articulate dissent against theatre censorship and the discursive regulation surrounding women and dissidents.

Postwar British theatre

Shakespeare Studies

Theatres of modernity 

Contemporary Persian Theatre

Theatre Directing

Theatre and Censorship

Postcolonial Filmmaking

MA in English, 2009-2011

BA in English, 2004-2009

2024 - Associate Fellowship (AFHEA), University of Manchester, UK

2021 - present:  Fully-sponsored by AHRC for doctoral research, University of Manchester, UK 

2011 - MA Thesis awarded Outstanding (95%), Azad University of Karaj, Iran