The Good Person of Szechwan | 15.12 | Filial Stage

The Good Person of Szechwan
15-12-2026, 19:00
Filial Stage

Tickets are available at the box office of DT "Stoyan Bouchvarov", Festival and Congress Center - Varna and online at:
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"The Good Person of Szechwan" is one of Bertolt Brecht's most significant works, in which the playwright uses the parable form as a means for deep social and ethical exploration. The action takes place in the Chinese province of Szechwan, where the gods descend to find the last remaining good person, discovering her in the form of the prostitute Shen Te. In an environment of poverty, injustice, and crumbling human connections, the very idea of goodness is put to the test. The story does not solely focus on personal fate but examines how society influences moral choices and pressures the conscience to the limits of survival.
In the directorial interpretation of Rostislav Georgiev (ASKER 2025 in the category "Rising Star"; award from the National Competition for Young Theater Directors "Slavi Shkarov" 2022), the text resonates as a timely commentary on the value of humanity in a world that often perceives virtue as weakness. The performance does not provide easy answers but confronts the audience with Brecht's fundamental question: is it possible to maintain one's morality in a society that systematically undermines its foundations.

"THE GOOD PERSON OF SZECHWAN"
by Bertolt Brecht
Translation: Konstantin Iliev
Stage version and direction: Rostislav Georgiev
Scenography and costumes: Antonia Sokolova
Composer: Yavor Namliev
Poster photography: Simeon Lyutakov,
Poster: Slavyana Ivanova,
Assistant director: Vladimira Ivanova,
Photography: Toni Perets
Cast:
Siyana Nacheva – SHEN TE/SHUI TA
Simeon Dimov – WANG – water seller
Simeon Lyutakov – GOD 1
Valentin Mitev – GOD 2
Plamen Dimitrov – GOD 3
Nedyalko Stefanov – YANG SUN – unemployed pilot/TORN
Veselina Mihalkova – MRS. YANG – mother of Yang Sun
Daniela Viktorova – MY LANDLORD MI TSYU
Dimitar Kostadinov – THE MAN
Milena Kuneva – THE WOMAN/OLD PROSTITUTE
Viktor Dimitrov – THE NEPHEW
Georgi Georgiev – THE BARBER SHU FU
Gergana Arnaudova – THE WIDOW SHIN
Milvana Hristova – DAUGHTER-IN-LAW/YOUNG PROSTITUTE
Henry Eskelinen – THE POLICEMAN

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