The Honest Musketeer Tale

Author: Valeri Petrov Director: Iva Nikolova Set and Costume Design: Desislava Grozdanova Music: Angel Beshev Voice: Lyubomir Neikov Stage Combat: Mikhail Boykov Cast: Georgi Nyagolov, Boyan Mladenov, Nikola Mutafov, Anatoli Lazarov, Yordan Rasin, Kalyan Karaginev, Georgi Zlatarev, Donka Avramova-Bocheva, Lili Shomova, Monika Petkova, Svetlozara Marinova, Nia Lyubenova, Debora Grigorova, Kalyan Khristov, Michael Naydenov, Ivan Stoichev, Rasate Apostolov Not just a story about musketeers, but a love letter to the theatre. Valeri Petrov turns Dumas’ classic plot into a “playground” of words, rhymes, and stunts. Everything on stage happens “as if,” yet with complete sincerity. We return to the pure form of playful theatre, where the horses exist only in the actors’ imagination and the enemy is nothing more than a product of fantasy. Everything depends on how far the actors’ inventiveness can go. Our musketeers are not untouchable superheroes, but perfectly ordinary people—vulnerable, sensitive, very witty, and sometimes a little naive. They are not bothered by existential questions, and nothing human is foreign to them. “One for all, all for one” is not an empty phrase, but the bond among four different, unique characters who, if they were not so distinct, would not have stood the test of time for more than a century and a half. An exploration of the concept of “honor” in a world full of intrigue, presented lightly and without preaching. Good always finds a way to prevail, even if only through a smile. Why watch Valeri Petrov’s “The Honest Musketeer Tale”? Because it offers entertainment for all ages. Because it brings back the joy of pure, unadulterated theatrical action. Because it teaches us not to take ourselves too seriously. “The Honest Musketeer Tale” is a celebration of imagination, where the most powerful weapon is not the sword, but the witty word! — Iva Nikolova, director