“Fillyjonk Waiting for Disaster” performed by the Burgas State Puppet Theatre
Genre: Poetic puppet production based on a literary tale
Age recommendation: 8+
Duration: 50 minutes
Language: Bulgarian
Venue: State Puppet Theatre, Main Hall
Date and time: 23 October 2023, 18:30
Creative team
Director: Petar Todorov.
Stage design: Hanna Schwarz.
Music: Petya Dimanova.
Author: Tove Jansson.
Dramatisation and direction: Petar Todorov.
Performers: Desislava Mincheva-Todorova and Nedelina Roselinova; recorded voice: Itsko Fintsi.
About the performance
Living alone on a remote northern coast, Fillyjonk is constantly afraid that disaster is about to strike. To protect herself, she rarely leaves home, and even ordinary days are filled with anxiety. Her fear also prevents her from building a neighbourly relationship with Gafsa, who lives nearby.
Based on Tove Jansson’s work, the production uses poetic imagery to explore anxiety, loneliness, and the process of overcoming fear. It reveals the difference between a life spent avoiding danger and a life lived freely. Fillyjonk’s story invites reflection on freeing ourselves from the fears that confine us.
About the theatre
The Burgas State Puppet Theatre was founded in 1954 and received state status in 1962. Alongside children’s performances, this professional Bulgarian company presents literary and poetic productions for audiences of different ages. Since 2014, it has organised the international summer festival “Days of Puppets” in Burgas. In 2019, “The Fillyjonk Who Believed in Disasters” received the Ikar award for Best Puppet Performance.