The character of a clown in the theater has neither a future nor a past, it exists only here and now, and its mission is to make the audience laugh. The clown (Georgi Spasov), author of the play "Clown and his children" by Zheni Pashova and Petar Pashov, produced by "Atelier 313" from Sofia, also has helpers in making him laugh - his puppet children (they are animated, behind the screen, by Rozika Spasova). The play is made up of gags, "Mickey Mousing", overcoming obstacles in the style of slapstick comedy. The clown turned the language barrier into his advantage, so there were frequent jokes about misunderstandings and asking for translation help from the youngest audience. All in all, skillful, not over-the-top, but entertaining.
AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS:
"It was fun and I'm very pleased that I understood the Bulgarian language." (age 8)
"I laughed several times." (age 7)
"I really liked the Ballerina Nina puppet." (age 4)
"I liked the puppets and how colorful everything was." (age 5)