What is the theme in Shah of Shahs by Ryszard Kapuscinski?

One of the many reasons for the 1979 revolution, as Kapuscinski portrays it, involves the Shah being out of touch with the common Iranian. To show this, Kapuscinski uses an elaborate metaphor involving the Shah as the director and star of his own play. The Shah incorporates elaborate props and scenery and puts on a grand show, which impresses the many extras he has hired to appear with him.