Arad Dabiri was born in Vienna in 1997 and will not move from there. Academic compulsion drives him to study (comparative) literature at the University of Vienna. Texts and play excerpts ended up in various theatre and literary magazines as well as anthologies. In spring 2023, his debut novel, “DRAMA”, will be published by Septime Verlag.
For the Sommerloch ’23 he wrote the short drama “Summertime Sadness”.
Arad Dabiri participated in the Drama Lab 2023 where he wrote the play “DRUCK!”, which was presented at the Wortstattnächte in a staged reading. “DRUCK!” is available in our edition Goldstück.
With his play “DRUCK!” he won the writers competition at the Heidelberger Stückemarkt in 2024.
2024 Arad Dabiri and his play “DRUCK!” with the writer competition at the Heidelberger Stückemarkt.
With the same play he is awarded best upcoming author by Theater heute in 2025.
“DRUCK” premiered at Nationaltheater Mannheim on January 23, 2025. A staging at Staatstheater Nürnberg on November 28, 2025 and on March 27, 2026 at Stadttheater Gießen are following.
2025 he wrote a part for the 20 years of WIENER WORTSTAETTEN anniversary production House of Words.
Photo credits: Anna Zehetgruber