Description of the attraction
The National Drama Theater, the country's main theatrical stage, is named after the famous playwright Ivan Vazov, whose works have long become Bulgarian classics.
The theater building itself was built in 1906 and has survived several fires and renovations. The last one was in 2007: the sculptures, the roof, the facade of the building were renewed: the decorative elements were gilded again, and when painting, special compounds containing rubber were used to increase resistance to adverse weather conditions.
Today the theater has a large hall for 750 seats, a chamber hall for 120 people, and, on the fourth floor, a small stage with the capacity to accommodate 70 spectators.
The wide repertoire of the National Theater. I. Vazov includes not only performances based on the works of world classics, but also performances based on the works of popular Bulgarian writers.
Classic performances are interspersed with innovative creative experiments. The works of the classics of Russian literature have not been forgotten either: for example, in 2010, the theater's poster included the performances Snegirev and His Son Ilyusha based on The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky and The Cherry Orchard based on the play by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov.
