In the Dark

In the Dark

Original work by Albena Stavreva

DIRECTOR:

Albena Stavreva

SCENOGRAPHER:

Albena Stavreva

COMPOSER:

Nikos Kypourgos

MUSIC:

Mila Iskarova

COMPOSER AND SOUND DESIGN:

Julian Stoichkov

Playwright:

Albena Stavreva

Consultant:

Javor Gardev

"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. 

Nomination for Icarus Award 2023 for a Leading female role for the performance "In the Dark"

Special Award from the Municipality of Shumen for the performance "In the Dark"

Award from the International Theatre Festival of Comedy and Satirical Performance for the female role in the performance "In the Dark"

Award from the National Festival of Small Theatre Forms in Vratsa for the female role in the performance "In the Dark" 

ASKEER Award 2023 for a mono-performance for the performance "In the Dark"

Second assistant-director:

Reneta Ikonomova

Poster designer:

Nikolai Dimitrov NAD

Program designer:

Yanina Petrova

Photographer:

Stefan N. Shterev

Trailer:

Stefan Zdraveski

Premiere: 12th of November 2022