Puppet theatre for kids National Puppet Theatre Burgas

The Bulgarian Cultural Institute London is pleased to invite you to the online broadcast of “Little Muk” from 11:00, “The Cat in Boots” from 13:00, “Tsar Drozdobrad” from 15:00, on June 5, 2021.

“Little Muk” from 11:00

Author: W. Hauf

Director: Slavcho Malenov

Scenography: Vasil Rokomanov

Music: Malen Malenov

Participants: Alexandra Grancharova, Georgi Minkov, Diyan Rusev, Iroslav Petkov

Little Mook is a cute little boy who lost his parents and that’s why he is looking for what he lacks in life – love and beauty.

The secret of the flying slippers and the power of the magic wand, which he finds in the wardrobe of his evil mistress, give him new opportunities – to escape from it and try his luck around the world. And he really succeeds – he gets a job in the royal palace.

There he enjoys the favor of the king and princess Amarza, who entertains with his songs and dances. But he incurs the wrath, hatred, and jealousy of the king’s counselor because he hinders his great ambitions. Unjustly accused by him, Little Mook was banished from the kingdom.

Having lost everything, he realizes that neither money nor any magical powers can make a person happy. Only tolerance and humanity can bring warmth between people. And in this world, everything has its place, and sometimes even the smallest things matter.

A tale that tells us that only he who has a golden soul is truly rich.

 

“The Cat in Boots” from 13:00

Directed by Valentin Vladimirov

Scenography: Julia Lacheva

Music: Stanimir Ivanov

Participants: Asya Atanasova, Georgi Minkov, Delyan Kyosev

The miller’s son Pierre is lazy all day and although he has no idea how, he has a dream – to become king. His poor father tries to reason with him, but the lazy Pierre’s head is thick and he doesn’t care about his father’s advice. But here when the miracle happens!

The mill cat Louis, which Pierre inherits, suddenly speaks up and offers him a deal – to ascend him to the throne, in return, he wants to be dressed as a nobleman with boots and a sword, and Pierre to obey him. Said, done.

The cat in boots – Louis, is cunning and resourceful. He quickly manages to win the king over to his side, deceive the evil wizard Firliban, and prepare for Pierre’s marriage to the king’s daughter.

But if someone leads you on a path that is not yours, sooner or later you will fall into a path! And our hero – poor Pierre, realizes that this is not the life he dreamed of! …

Eh, where is he now, his good and honest father ?! How he wants to stop his life for a moment and everything to turn out to be a dream!

 

“Tsar Drozdobrad” from 15:00

Author: Brothers Grimm

Director: Iroslav Petkov

Set design: Svila Velichkova

Participants: Alexandra Ilieva, Ivaylo Enev

The story tells us how, in love with the arrogant princess, King Drozdobrad manages, disguised as a beggar, to lead her on the difficult path of extreme poverty.

Proving to her that she is incapable of doing anything, and that she herself is worthy of ridicule, he breaks her pride, makes her look inward.

Discovering her mistakes, the princess will try to overcome them and will really deserve his love and become his wife.

This tale is another example of the genius of the folk artist, who always discovers and recreates in fairy tales the eternal human problems.