“Garbage for Plums” by the State Puppet Theatre Burgas

November 30th and December 1st, 2024, 14:00 PM Reserve your seat HERE 

The Bulgarian Cultural Institute London is pleased to invite you to the puppet monodrama “Garbage for Plums” by the State Puppet Theatre Burgas.

GARBAGE FOR PLUMS

A production with puppets for kids and families based on Bulgarian folklore fairytale

Written, Directed and Produced by: Petar Todorov

Performed by: Dessislava Mincheva 

Design of Puppets and Props by Hannah Schwartz

‘Garbage for Plums’ is a non-text based production with puppets for kids and families. It is a full of humor show questioning from contemporary point of view ‘the old-fashioned social values’ from the past like the role of women in a traditional marriage etc. It is based on a Bulgarian folklore fairytale about a man who wanted to find a good housewife for himself. He chose a rather strange but a funny way to do it. He went with his donkey from village to village, and offered an exchange of nice fresh juicy plums for house garbage. Lots of women came with piles of dirt, thinking that the man is crazy. At the very end a girl came without garbage because in her house she could not find any – her home was very clean. The man was happy and asked her to become his bride.

Thе puppets are operated by actress Desislava Mincheva, who is also responsible for the musical arrangement.

So far, the production has been performed over 300 times at festivals and on tours in Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Germany, Turkey, Israel, Spain, India, the Netherlands, Belgium, the USA, Sweden, Russia, China, and Peru.

Garbage for Plums got so far following awards:

• Best Bulgarian production from the International jury at XIX International Puppet Festival ‘Two Are not Enough, Three Are too many’, Plovdiv (BG), Sept 2010
• 1st Prize for Best Bulgarian production from the Dutch jury at XIX International Puppet Festival ‘Two Are not Enough, Three Are too many’, Plovdiv (BG), Sept 2010
• Nomination for Ikar 2011 National Theatre Puppetry Awards for Desislava Mincheva
• Award for Best Actress for Desislava Mincheva at ‘Michail Lukatnik’ National Puppet Theatre Festival, Yambol (BG), April 2011
• Award for Puppet and Set Design for Hannah Schwartz at ‘Michail Lukatnik’ National Puppet Theatre Festival, Yambol (BG), April 2011
• The Acting Award for Desislava Mincheva at ‘Magic Curtain’ International Theatre Festival, Turgovishte (BG), May 2011