''Bus'' ( bg, Рейс) is a 1980 satirical play by Bulgarian playwright

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's Satirical Theatre om March 29, 1980. In 2007, the play was presented at the festival in

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Plot

Nine people are traveling on a public bus to the city center, but the bus suddenly deviates from its route. Passengers begin to realize that they will never get to where they are going. Fear, panic and terror turn them into transparent humanoid mass. The play then deals with questions facing humanity as they face their impending doom.

References

{{1980s-play-stub 1980 plays Bulgarian plays Satirical plays