Author: Radoslav Chichev
Directed by Stefani Hristova
Assistant Director: Teodora Voyvodova
Stage environment and costumes: Siyana Peychinova
Music and sound design: Yuliyan Stoichkov
Video: Elena Shopova
Starring: Kristina Topalova, Marin Dzhishev

"The Big Monster." is a radio play with two characters. A man and a machine. It is set in a future where most of the humans live in spacesuits, each individually, in outer space. The systems that power them are superior forms of artificial intelligence. Man and machine are one. A radio play with a satirical look at the present where technology and the human body are merging. The question the play asks is how dependent we are on machines and how we live through them. It was written in 2024, and is part of the Sci-fi Folklore project funded by the NFC.

Radoslav Chichev graduated in History from St. He works at the Bulgarian National Radio as one of the hosts of the programs "The Voice of the Times" and "Alarm" on the "Hristo Botev" program. He is also one of the authors of the podcast "Urban Detective". In March 2010, his play "The Collector" won first prize at the chamber play competition "Slavka Slavova" of "Theatre 199", and in 2011 his first book of poems "From the Dust of the Day" was published, for which in 2012 he was awarded the bronze "Pegasus" at the "Southern Spring" in Haskovo.
 

His second book of poetry, "The Heart of a Hunter is a Fox", was published in 2013. Two more follow: "5.6" in 2016 and "Lightning" in 2019. He has also had two plays produced - the independent play "Traevremene" and the radio play "Planck's Star".

Author: Teodora Georgieva

Directed by Tony Karabashev
Assistant Director: Nicole Vassileva
Scenography, costumes and visual artist: Yana Vassileva
Musician: Dimitar Gorchakov
Starring: Svetlozar Nachev, Nikolay Nikolaev, Ivan Stanchev

 "Strong. Brave. Scary." is a play that follows the story of a group of boys looking for their place in the world. "Who Am I? What is my purpose? How can I get a place in the world?" The battle that takes shape between a man and his values and the need to be accepted into the community at the cost of being disgusted with himself.

"How far do I have to go to earn my place? Where is the limit? Is there a limit?" The battle between the forces leading to creation, love, and the forces leading to anger, fear.

Teodora Georgieva graduated in Dramaturgy at NATFIZ "Krastio Sarafov" and in Pedagogy of Mass and Artistic Communication at Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski". She writes puppet and drama plays, which are performed on the stages of Youth Theatre "Nikolay Binev"-Sofia, Theatre Workshop Sfumato-Sofia, Drama-puppet theatre "Konstantin Velichkov"-Pazardzhik, State Puppet Theatre "Georgi Mitev"-Yambol, State Puppet Theatre-Sliven. She has been nominated for the "Askeer" for Contemporary Bulgarian Drama for the play "Intermediate Zone" in 2023.