Emiliyan Stanev’s characters from “The Peach Thief” come to life in a premiere performance at the Veliko Tarnovo Theater

The characters from the story “The Peach Thief” by Emilian Stanev come to life in the premiere performance of the “Konstantin Kisimov” MDT in Veliko Tarnovo.

The creative idea is the director Boyko Iliev, who is also the author of the stage adaptation of the text. The role of the strict colonel in the production will be performed by the star of the series “Guilts” Veselin Kalanovski.

Rehearsals of “The Peach Thief” at the Veliko Tarnovo Theater began two weeks ago. The performance will be presented to the public for the first time on May 22 at 7 p.m. Artist Nikol Trendafilova worked on the scenography and costumes, and Petar Atanaschev prepared original music for the play.

Actress Polina Petkova will play the role of Elisaveta in the play.

The young actor Boris Atanasov, who is the newest addition to the theater’s dramatic cast, will make his debut on the Veliko Tarnovo stage in the role of Serbian prisoner of war Ivo Obretenovic. Actors Stefka Zlatkova, Detelin Kandev, Stefan Metodiev also take part in the play.

The guest star is Veselin Kalanovski. Television viewers know him as the influential businessman Harizanov from the film “Vina” on BNT, who accepted without hesitation the invitation to portray the colonel.

He has hundreds of roles in theatre, film and television, and his most recent incarnations on the small screen are in the series Capitals in More, Dear Heirs and Brothers.

“The Peach Thief” is among the emblematic works of Emilian Stanev, which takes place in Veliko Tarnovo in the period after the First World War. The characters from the story come to life for the first time in the film of the same name by Valo Radev. Famous names of cinema take part in it, including Nevena Kokanova, Naum Shopov, Serbian actor Rade Markovic and others.