Dangerous Charm

About the lies we stubbornly believe in. About the sweet deceptions that comfort us, and about the dangerous charms without which our gray everyday life is just a hanger on a broken coat rack.

The performance doesn't replicate the film, but is built upon the elegant prose and perceptive humor of Svoboda Bachvarova, transforming them into the "hidden cuckoo" that must awaken us from our own delusions.

Through the clock face of the theatrical stage, we can synchronize our own time with that of the characters and hear questions postponed for far too long. The comedy turns the hands of our internal clock toward the time in which we live.

Humor acts like an X-ray – revealing the fears we hide, and those that are impossible to swallow.

This comedy doesn't attempt to step into the shoes of the legendary film actors, but to walk with its own feet across a bridge connecting a bygone era with our present day. It poses questions that sound particularly sharp today – such as why the victim continues to feel guilt and even gratitude toward the deceiver.

The performance is a cascade of humor, comic twists, clownery, and situational laughter – behind which stands one serious question: why do we continue to trust those who deceive us most elegantly? The action is so dynamic that if you catch your breath, it's only to hear a new lie to believe in.

The seller of illusions – Mr. Dangerous Charm – has opened his shop for all of us! If you decide to cross his threshold, it's wise to have previously taken out "alienated identity" insurance.

Dear audience, while watching the performance – guard not only your wallets, but yourselves. You may be robbed before you realize that all that remains of you is the sound of laughter you've left in the theater hall.

Creative Team

• Director: Nikolay Gunderov
• Set Designer: Nikolay Nikolov
• Costume Designer: Alexandra Yotkovska
• Choreographer: Tatyana Yaneva
• Music: Danislav Atanasov
• Assistant Directors: Nevena Todorova and Albena Babeva

Cast

• Stefan Milkov – guest
• Lyubomir Neykov – guest
• Silvia Petkova – guest
• Diana Spasova – guest
• Alexandra Mihaylova
• Antonia Gyurudi
• Vanesa Peyankova
• Veselin Barborkov
• Dimitriya Milusheva
• Natali Nikova
• Vasil Penov – guest
• Nelly Taukchi
• Petar Andreev
• Rosen Karadzhov
• Stefan Maradzhiev