Date: 1st November 2024 - 2nd November 2024
The year is 1943 and Bulgaria has just told Hitler where to stick it.
This is the untold but true tale of how nearly 50,000 Jewish Bulgarians were saved from deportation and death. Combining Bulgarian and Jewish folk music with an irreverent style of historical storytelling, this darkly comic production shares a unique, true story from a forgotten chapter of European history. Europe’s major powers are at war and King Boris III must choose a side or be swept away. A raucous and poignant tale in which a bunch of underdogs use every trick in the book to outwit the Nazis and save nearly 50,000 Jewish lives.
Out Of The Forest Theatre is a multi-award winning ensemble-based company. They take misremembered or forgotten stories from history, set them to folk music, and use them as a lens to better understand today. Irreverently presented, knee-slapping, historical theatre with a modern revisionist twist.
★★★★★ – The Scotsman “Razor-sharp wit and faultless timing.”
★★★★★ – Times Radio “THE hit of the Edinburgh Fringe – Sure to get a West End transfer!”
★★★★ – The Guardian “For all its fun and games, it is a play with a sting.”
WINNER – Off West End “Best Ensemble” 2023
RUNNER UP – Popcorn Writing Award 2023
WINNER – VAULT Festival origins award 2020
‘Whether a jazz fan, a history buff or just someone who loves gripping real-life stories, this is a must see.’ Kyril, Prince of Preslav, Boris III’s Grandson
‘Urgent, horribly topical and revisionist historical tale.’ – Fringe Review
“If Armando Ianucci made a Kneehigh musical.” – David Shopland, Fake Escape Theatre Producer
Doors open 7:15 pm, show starts 7.45pm, performance end time 10:15pm. Tickets £15 (£13.50 for groups of 10+). Age 12+
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