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Theatre play about Tsar Boris III and the rescue of Bulgarian Jews to be presented in UK

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"Out Of The Forest Theatre" have been preparing a play about Tsar Boris III. "The Brief Life and Mysterious Death of Boris III, King of Bulgaria" will be performed during the Edinburgh International Theater Festival in August.

The performance will also be presented in the Embassy of Bulgaria in London at the end of July and the beginning of September. Writer is Joseph Cullen, who will also play the role of Tsar Boris III. The performance includes Bulgarian and Jewish folk tunes performed live. The plot tells about the rescue of 50,000 Bulgarian Jews during the Second World War and explores the suspicious circumstances of the King of Bulgaria's demise.




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