The protest in front of the National theatre was pre-announced and more than 60 law enforcement officers were dispatched to secure the theatre building, caretaker Interior Minister Atanas Ilkov said in an interview with public service TV BNT. After..
A protest organized by nationalist organizations in front of the Ivan Vazov National Theatre last night against the premiere of Bernard Shaw’s play Arms and the Man , directed by John Malkovich, turned violent. The protesters occupied the entrances..
On World Theatre Day, 27 March, the Ikar Performing Arts Awards were presented at an official ceremony at the Ivan Vazov National Theatre for the 50 th time. The Hague by Ukrainian playwright Sasha Denisova, directed by Galin Stoev, won..
The world-famous actor and director John Malkovich is preparing his own show, which will be performed on the stage of the Ivan Vazov National Theatre in Sofia during the 2024/2025 theater season . Rehearsals with the Bulgarian actors are expected to..
A protest march in defence of fired National Theatre director Alexander Morfov , winner of numerous prestigious awards, passed through the streets of Sofia. It was organized by the newly formed "Movement for Culture" , which includes artists,..
Caretaker Minister of Culture Nayden Todorov told BNR that he had no grounds to remove the director of the National Theater Vasil Vasilev. A few days ago, Vasilev dismissed the iconic theatre director Alexander Morfov, who had entered into a..
Protests have been taking place in Sofia for the third day running in defence of the principal director of the Ivan Vazov National Theatre Alexander Morfov whose disciplinary dismissal from the post was made public on 28 February. Before his..
The lights were lit last night on a 10-metre Christmas tree in front of the National Theatre building in Sofia. The ceremony was accompanied by a show called Genuine Christmas, with the participation of popular dance formations and singers, followed..
Last night's storm caused serious damage to the building of the Ivan Vazov National Theatre in Sofia , BNR reported. After the torrential rain, there are burst pipes and the lobby and the chamber stage are flooded, theater director Vasil Vassilev told..
The exposition, organized by Sofia municipality and the National Literary Museum, celebrates the 170 th anniversary since the birth of the patriarch of Bulgarian literature Ivan Vazov (born on 9 July, 1850). Until 26 July, the..
