site.btaVazrazhdane Representatives Have Attended Premiere of Bernard Shaw Comedy, Vazrazhdane Leader Says

Representatives of Vazrazhdane were at the performance of the play by Bernard Shaw, said Vazrazhdane leader Kostadin Kostadinov on Friday.

The play Arms and the Man, directed by John Malkovich, was performed Thursday night at the National Theatre "Ivan Vazov". It was watched by a small audience, mostly comprised of reporters, as the protesters refused to allow ticket holders to enter the building. Despite the protest, the performance passed peacefully, without tension in the theatre hall.

"Yesterday, our MPs attended the performance of Bernard Shaw's play, directed by John Malkovich", Kostadinov said, pointing out that he has read the play. According to him, the play attempts to make "flat jokes with the Bulgarians" and shows ignorance of Bulgaria and the Balkans. In his words, Arms and the Man is mediocre and Thursday's performance "showed tragically helpless acting and absolutely inadequate direction". 

Kostadinov added that when the people "beat you up in front of the National Theatre, any reasonably intelligent person will find a very deep symbolism in it."