In 1951, the Varna public invited the renowned puppeteer, scenographer and director Georgi Saravanov, who had laid the foundations of Plovdiv’s marionette theatre (1948), to found a puppet theatre in Bulgaria’s capital by the sea.
State Puppet Theatre – Plovdiv was found in 1946.
In the spring of 1881 Plovdiv becomes the only Bulgarian town to have its own theatre building – the Luxemburg International Theatre.
On 14 July 1952, in Veliko Tarnovo, a professional municipal theatre was founded on the basis of previously existing amateur theatres in the old capital, Gorna Oryahovitsa and Tryavna.
The Academic Puppet Theatre is situated in the NATFA building at 20 Stefan Karadzha Str.
The Academic Drama Theatre is situated in NATFA’s main building at 108 A G. S. Rakovski Str.
‘Vazrazhdane’ Theatre Municipal Cultural Institute is housed in the Capital’s Library’s building on 4 Slaveykov square.
Within our most recent cultural reality, the Stefan Makedonski State Music Theatre takes a worthy place next to the leading national and world music institutes.
‘Atelier 313’ Theatre was founded in 1989 by actor Rashko Mladenov as a studio formation that experiments with the synthesis of performing arts – dance and music theatre, pantomime, opera.
For nearly half a century ‘Sofia’ Theatre has been the biggest municipal theatre in the city of Sofia.
A prestigious and cozy ‘theatre basement’ in the centre of Sofia, preferred by viewers who appreciate the high carats in the dramatic arts.
Sfumato Theatre Workshop was founded in 1989 by directors Margarita Mladenova and Ivan Dobchev as an alternative to the traditional theatres in Sofia.
