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Mammoth (play)
''Mammoth'' ( bg, Мамут) is a 1990 satirical play by Bulgarian playwright Stanislav Stratiev. It was written in 1989, but premiered at the Satirical Theatre of Sofia Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river, and ha ... on October 12, 1990. Plot The play centres around the Associate Professor of Linguistics Ivan Antonov, his wife Martha—a professor of composition at the conservatory, and their son Bozhidar. Suddenly, in the middle of the night on the wall appears the shadow of the mammoth, which is said to appear wherever an unsolved crime is committed. Gradually the shadow of the mammoth appears throughout the block, neighborhood, and finally across the city. References {{1990s-play-stub 1990 plays Bulgarian plays Satirical plays ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanislav Stratiev
Stanislav Stratiev (Bulgarian: Станислав Стратиев) (9 September 1941 – 20 September 2000) was a Bulgarian playwright, screenwriter, and author. Biography He began his career as a journalist while studying for an MA in literature at Sofia University. Stratiev's career as a playwright took off in 1974 with the runaway success of his first play, '' The Roman Bath'', which was performed at the Sofia's Satirical Theatre for more than 10 consecutive seasons to packed halls. That was followed by ''The Suede Jacket'', ''The Bus'', and many others. Stratiev's plays have been performed in Belgium, China, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Morocco, Poland, Romania, Russia, Sweden, Syria, the Slovak Republic, Turkey, and others. His play ''It's a Short Life'' (translated in French as ''La vie bien qu'elle soit courte'') won the First Prize at the Maubeuge International Theatre Festival in 1990. ''On the Other Sid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satirical Theatre
The Aleko Konstantinov State Satirical Theatre ( bg, Държавен сатиричен театър „Алеко Константинов“, ''Darzhaven satirichen teatar „Aleko Konstantinov“''), commonly known as the Satirical Theatre, is a theatre in Sofia, Bulgaria, located on Georgi Rakovski Street, known as "Sofia Broadway". It was established in 1957 and named after writer Aleko Konstantinov, author of the satirical series ''Bay Ganyo''. In 1974, the theatre put on a very successful production of Stanislav Stratiev's ''The Roman Bath (play), The Roman Bath'', which was put on for more than ten years. In 2005 the theatre put on a production of Ana Vaseva's ''D.L. (play), D.L.''. References Theatres in Sofia 1957 establishments in Bulgaria Theatres completed in 1957 {{Europe-theat-struct-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sofia
Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river, and has many mineral springs, such as the Sofia Central Mineral Baths. It has a humid continental climate. Being in the centre of the Balkans, it is midway between the Black Sea and the Adriatic Sea, and closest to the Aegean Sea. Known as Serdica in Antiquity and Sredets in the Middle Ages, Sofia has been an area of human habitation since at least 7000 BC. The recorded history of the city begins with the attestation of the conquest of Serdica by the Roman Republic in 29 BC from the Celtic tribe Serdi. During the decline of the Roman Empire, the city was raided by Huns, Visigoths, Avars and Slavs. In 809, Serdica was incorporated into the Bulgarian Empire by Khan Krum and became known as Sredets. In 1018, the Byzantines ended Bulgarian rule ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990 Plays
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulgarian Plays
Bulgarian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Bulgaria * Bulgarians, a South Slavic ethnic group * Bulgarian language, a Slavic language * Bulgarian alphabet * A citizen of Bulgaria, see Demographics of Bulgaria * Bulgarian culture * Bulgarian cuisine, a representative of the cuisine of Southeastern Europe See also * * List of Bulgarians, include * Bulgarian name, names of Bulgarians * Bulgarian umbrella, an umbrella with a hidden pneumatic mechanism * Bulgar (other) * Bulgarian-Serbian War (other) The term Bulgarian-Serbian War or Serbian-Bulgarian War may refer to: * Bulgarian-Serbian War (839-842) * Bulgarian-Serbian War (853) * Bulgarian-Serbian wars (917-924) * Bulgarian-Serbian War (1330) * Bulgarian-Serbian War (1885) * Bulgarian-Serbi ... {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
