Stefan Metodiev

In 1972, Stefan Metodiev was admitted to the Higher Institute of Theatre Arts “Krastyo Sarafov” (VITIZ) in Sofia, where he studied Acting in the class of Professor Zhelcho Mandadzhiev, with Krikor Azaryan and Mladen Kiselov as assistant directors. His graduation roles were the Old Man in Two on Horseback, One on a Donkey by Oldřich Daněk and Roger in Topaze by Marcel Pagnol. He graduated in 1976.

After completing his studies, he worked for three years at the Drama Theatre in Targovishte. His roles there included Gorilkov in Golemanov by St. L. Kostov, Sir Andrew in Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare and Styles in Sizwe Banzi Is Dead by Athol Fugard.

Since 1979, he has been a member of the acting company of the Musical Dramatic Theatre “Konstantin Kisimov” in Veliko Tarnovo. His professional career has spanned more than five decades, during which he has brought to life numerous characters from Bulgarian and international drama.

Performances at the Musical Dramatic Theatre “Konstantin Kisimov”:

• Vasil Vaklin in Boryana by Yordan Yovkov
• Mario in The Game of Love and Chance by Pierre de Marivaux
• Bobchinsky in The Government Inspector by Nikolai Gogol
• Marshal von Kalb in Intrigue and Love by Friedrich Schiller
• Kiro Kotomana in The Antimovo Inn, based on the work by Yordan Yovkov
• Riesenkraft in Till Eulenspiegel by Grigory Gorin
• The General Counsellor in The Golden Turnip by Pancho Panchev
• Tranio in The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare
• Ilo the Long-Tailed in The Geraks, based on the work by Elin Pelin
• Toncho Trulov in Music from Shatrovets by Konstantin Iliev
• Prodanov in The New Harbour by St. L. Kostov
• Angelariy in The Fourth Language by Angel Wagenstein
• Haralampi the Partridge in Dangerous Adventures... by Nedyalko Yordanov
• David in An Angel Emerged from the Mist by Pyotr Gladilin
• Antonio in Black Caviar and Lentils by Giulio Scarnicci and Renzo Tarabusi
• Veliko in January by Yordan Radichkov
• Eusebius in John and the Emperor by Radko Radkov
• Thomas Rogers in And Then There Were None, based on the novel by Agatha Christie
• Tadeo Bardi in The Duchess of Padua by Oscar Wilde
• The Pensioner in We, the Bulgarians by Kulekov and Boychev
• Lomov in The Proposal by Anton Chekhov
• The Gas Technician in Come on, Darling, Kill Me! by Aziz Nesin
• Calchas in La Belle Hélène by Jacques Offenbach
• The Barber in Don Quixote
• Mihail in Ivan Shishman by Kamen Zidarov
• The Priest in Harold and Maude
• Mikhaylo in Vassa Zheleznova by Maxim Gorky
• The Doctor in The Mother-in-Law by Anton Strashimirov
• Nuto and Bruno in The Decameron, based on the work by Giovanni Boccaccio
• Vuko Tase in The Iron Candlestick, based on the novel by Dimitar Talev
• The Father in The Wedding of the Little Bourgeois by Bertolt Brecht
• Asen in A Church for Wolves by Petar Anastassov
• Kokichkov in The Millionaire by Yordan Yovkov
• Niketas Choniates in The Glory of the Asen Dynasty
• Dobrevich in The Emigrants, based on the works of Ivan Vazov
• Primate Vasiliy in John, Son of Asen by Ivan Mitev
• The Prince in The Count of Luxembourg by Franz Lehár
• Nitus in The Merry Widow by Franz Lehár
• Cheko in Countess Maritza by Imre Kálmán
• Mishka in The Csárdás Princess by Imre Kálmán

Alongside his acting career, Stefan Metodiev has also worked as a director at the Musical Dramatic Theatre “Konstantin Kisimov”. His artistic portfolio includes more than 20 stage productions and concerts, among them Diary of a Madman by Nikolai Gogol, The Confession of Prince Kiril by M. Topalov, The Widows by A. Kertes, Yan Bibiyanby Elin Pelin and A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen.

With more than five decades devoted to the performing arts, Stefan Metodiev is one of the theatre’s long-standing artists, whose professional journey has been closely linked to the stage of the Musical Dramatic Theatre “Konstantin Kisimov” and to the cultural life of Veliko Tarnovo.