🎭 “THE EYE NEVER GROWS ACCUSTOMED TO THE DARK (ROOTS)”

6️⃣0️⃣ years of Theatre Sofia – 6️⃣0️⃣ years of memory, boldness and theatrical spirit!

We are sharing with you a few moments from the rehearsals of the new original production by director Margarita Mladenova, dedicated to the 60th anniversary of Theatre Sofia.

📸: Teodora Todorova

“The eye never gets used to the dark” is a line from the landmark production “Roots”, directed by Leon Daniel, which marked the opening of the newly established Theatre Sofia 60 years ago. Today, six decades later, Margarita Mladenova takes up the baton from generations of great Bulgarian artists who have left their distinctive mark on the theatre’s history.

Inspired by their legacy, the production brings together texts by Yordan Radichkov, Ivan Radoev, Ivan Peychev, Stefan Tsanev, Valeri Petrov, Veselin Hanchev, Georgi Markov, Boyan Papazov, Konstantin Iliev and Parvan Stefanov.

CREATIVE TEAM

Director: Margarita Mladenova Set Designer: Ivaylo Nikolov Composer: Hristo Namliev Clarinet Music Consultant: Ognyan Mihov Poster Design: Nikolay Popov

CAST

Angela Kaneva, Vladimir Solakov, Gergana Filipova, Gringo-Bogdan Grigorov, Daniel Kukushev, Daria Simeonova, Dimitar Stoynov, Elena Decheva, Eleonora Ivanova, Ivaylo Geraskov, Yoanna-Isabella Varbanova, Lilia Maravilya, Mila Bancheva, Milena Zhivkova, Miroslav Tungarov, Mihail Milchev, Nevena Kaludova, Neda Spasova, Nikolay Dimitrov, Petya Silianova, Plamen Manasiev, Simona Halacheva, Yulian Malinov, Yulian Rachkov, Eftimios Triandafillou, Iriney Konstantinov and Sava Piperov.

PREMIERE DATES

📅 November 8, 15 and 28 🕖 7:00 PM 📍 Main Stage, Theatre Sofia

🎟️ Tickets are now on sale at the Theatre Sofia box office (129 G. S. Rakovski Street) and online: https://sofiatheatre.eu/repertoires/265/ne-svikva-s-tmnoto-okoto-koreni 

A production about memory and continuity. About the courage to be different. About a theatre that refuses to surrender to the darkness, but instead seeks the light.

The production is supported by the Programme “Cultural and Educational Performances and Initiatives Organised by Sofia’s Municipal Theatres and Professional Theatre Companies within Municipal Cultural Institutes”, adopted by Decision No. 211 under Protocol No. 33/27 March 2025 of the Sofia Municipal Council.

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