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

Name: The Brief Life & Mysterious Death of Boris III, King of Bulgaria | What's On
Start: 2024-11-09T20:00:00+00:00
Location: Lowry

Fri 08 Nov 2024 - Sat 09 Nov 2024

Fri 08 Nov 2024

8:00PM

Quays Theatre

Past event
Sat 09 Nov 2024

3:00PM

Quays Theatre

Past event
Sat 09 Nov 2024

8:00PM

Quays Theatre

Past event

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 heading to The Lowry!

Award-winning Out Of The Forest Theatre's irreverent comedy - featuring live music inspired by Bulgarian and Jewish folk tunes - tells the incredible true story that the world forgot.

Reviews

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

★★★★ ‘Snappily written, wittily performed and brightly coloured by a live score... For all its fun and games, it is a play with a sting.’ The Guardian

★★★★★ ‘THE hit of the Edinburgh Fringe.’ Times Radio

★★★★★ ‘Historically poignant and hysterically funny.’ West End Best Friend