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Language: Bulgarian with English subtitles

‘You think I’m tellin’ you ‘bout things I’ve seen, but no. All of these are just miracles, this is all just ignorance and if we could see ‘em, they’d transform into visions.’

With a jar of jam and an old suitcase Gichka the Cuckoo, the adopted daughter of the village priest, is alone in the belfry of the church. Her stories are unbelievably funny and offer a passage to a small village and its absurd, but lost world. Her stories are also sad as the trusting nature of a child is incapable of seeing through the veil of evil, even if it is staring it in the face. This is a tale of loneliness for those who are different, of frantic living on the margins of sanity and unconditional love. A life filled with memories and wonder. All of them were kept in a tiny tinder box.  

ASKEER Award 2023 for a mono-performance for the performance ‘In the Dark’

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Duration: 1h30m
Genre: theatre performance 
Price: 25 лв. / €12.50

Credits: 

Director: Albena Stavreva
Senographer: Albena Stavreva
Composer: Nikos Kypourgos
Music: Mira Iskarova
Composer and sound design: Julian Stoitchkov
Consultant: Yavor Gardev
Assistant director: Reneta Economova
Poster author: Nikolay Dimitrov NAD 
Programme artist: Yanina Petrova
Photographer: Stefan N. Stefan Stefanov
Trailer: Stefan Zdraveski

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Status: Available for local versions and ready for touring

How to book?

Tickets are available for purchase through the National theatre ticketing platform.

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• After being redirected to the National Theater for the selected show, use your desired browser settings to translate the page from Bulgarian to English or your preferred working language.
• While the website has an English version, it is advisable to remain on the Bulgarian version to purchase tickets. Please note that you may need to translate the screen each time you are redirected.
• Underneath the picture of the performance, you will be able to select the desired date of the show. In order to purchase the tickets, you will have to create an account or log in to an already existing one.
• After creating an account you will have the option to select which seats you want for the performance. Once you’ve selected your seats, click on ‘Add to cart’ at the very bottom of the screen.
• You will be redirected to the confirmation page which shows an overview of your chosen tickets and the payment. To confirm, click on payment at the bottom of the screen and you’ll be taken to the payment screen, which accepts all major credit cards. 
• After successful payment, the system will return you to the theater's website, where you will receive the e-ticket you purchased, which you can directly print or download in PDF format. It is not sent by email.