The Brief Life & Mysterious Death of Boris III, King of Bulgaria

Presented by Out of the Forest Theatre

Friday 1st - Saturday 2nd November 2024 at 7.45 pm

This is the untold but true tale of how nearly 50,000 Jewish Bulgarians were saved from deportation and death. Combining Bulgarian and Jewish folk music with an irreverent style of historical storytelling, this darkly comic production shares a unique, true story from a forgotten chapter of European history. The year is 1943 and Bulgaria has just told Hitler where to stick it. Europe’s major powers are at war and King Boris III must choose a side or be swept away. A raucous and poignant tale in which a bunch of underdogs use every trick in the book to outwit the Nazis and save nearly 50,000 Jewish lives.

Fresh from a run in New York, the Edinburgh Fringe smash hit and Off West End award-winner is now coming to Yeovil

Out Of The Forest Theatre is a multi-award winning ensemble-based company. They take misremembered or forgotten stories from history, set them to folk music, and use them as a lens to better understand today. Irreverently presented, knee-slapping, historical theatre with a modern revisionist twist.

‘Razor-sharp wit and faultless timing, a spirited celebration of the Bulgarian monarch who outwitted Hitler and saved thousands of Jewish lives.’ ★★★★★ The Scotsman

Doors open 7:15 pm, show starts 7.45pm, performance end time 10:15pm. Tickets £15 (£13.50 for groups of 10+). Age 12+

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