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Diana Dobreva
Theatre Director and Actress

Odysseus

"Nikolai Massalitinov" Drama Theatre (Plovdiv), 2019

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The Father

"Ivan Vazov" National Theatre (Sofia), 2018

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The Son

"Ivan Vazov" National Theatre (Sofia), 2020

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Caligula

"Ivan Vazov" National Theatre (Sofia), 2017

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The Son

November 26, 2021, Friday, 7:00 PM

"Ivan Vazov" National Theatre (Sofia, Bulgaria), Main Stage

Vazov's People

November 23, 2021, Tuesday, 7:00 PM

"Ivan Vazov" National Theatre (Sofia, Bulgaria), Main Stage

Vazov's People

November 21, 2021, Sunday, 7:00 PM

"Ivan Vazov" National Theatre (Sofia, Bulgaria), Main Stage

The Father

October 15, 2021, Friday, 7:00 PM

"Ivan Vazov" National Theatre (Sofia, Bulgaria), Main Stage

Diana Dobreva

Biography

The award-winning theater director and producer Diana Dobreva is the stage director at the Bulgarian Ivan Vazov National Theater since 2017. In 2006 she staged her first production of the play Medea, which marked the beginning of her career as a theatrical director. For this she received her first national Askeer Theater Award, The Outstanding Creative Achievements Award by the Bulgarian Ministry of Culture, as well as the prestigious Coup de Coeur Award, the critics and press choice award for best stage production at the international Avignon Festival in France. Since then she has directed numerous theatrical productions in Bulgaria and abroad, and has been presented on various international festivals and stages.

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Press

Happy Birthday, Diana Dobreva!

September 08, 2021

Diana Dobreva

Happy birthday to the director from the National Theater Company, Diana Dobreva! Brave, talented, sensational, visionary with exceptional directorial approach on stage – her unique trade mark is on some of the most attended stage productions in recent years – Caligula, The Father, The Son

On October 7th and 8th the Main Stage of the National Theater will host the premiere of her newest stage production – Vazov’s People by Alexander Sekulov – the first premiere of the new theatrical season, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the death of the of the “People’s Poet”. Earlier, on September 22nd, the audience will be able to observe an open rehearsal of Vazov’s People within the scope of the initiative “Theater in Front of the Theater”.

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"Ivan Vazov" National Theatre

Diana Dobreva will direct Vazov`s Balcony with an all-star cast in the National Theater

May 15, 2021

Снимка: Божидар Марков/Народен театър „Иван Вазов“

The National Theater stage director Diana Dobreva, winner of Askeer 2017, Askeer 2019 and IKAR 2021 Best Director awards, starts rehearsals of a grand production dedicated to Ivan Vazov – the eponymous patron of the theater. The text is by author and playwright Alexander Sekulov, winner of Askeer 2016 and Askeer 2019 awards for contemporary drama. The rehearsals for Vazov`s Balcony are beginning and the cast includes 27 of the most renowned actors of the National Theater troupe: Yulian Vergov, Vladimir Penev, Valentin Ganev, Valeri Yordanov, Ivan Yurukov, Darin Angelov, Deyan Angelov, Zafir Radjab, Lyubomir Petkashev, Stoyan Pepelanov, Stefan Kushev, Dimitar Nikolov, Vasil Draganov, Stelian Radev, Plamen Dimov, Konstantin Elenkov, Blagovest Blagoev, Yavor Valkanov, Joreta Nkolova, Eva Tepavicharova, Vasilena Vincenzo, Bilyana Petrinska, Alexandra Vasileva, Paraskeva Dzhukelova, Milena Atanasova, Albena Stavreva and Irina Miteva.

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The national IKAR 2021 awards were presented

May 11, 2021

Photo: Sofia Municipality

"I would like to congratulate the Union of Bulgarian Actors for successfully organizing the Ceremony for the IKAR 2021 Awards, which were presented in recognition of actors, directors and artists whose talent creates spirituality and culture. The theatrical awards are one of the major and most exciting events in the Sofia Cultural Calender.", said Mayor of the City of Sofia Yordanka Fandakova

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