When: 9 February 2012, 2100
Where: Cinema City (Mall of Sofia, Stamboliyski Blvd.)
How: Subtitles in Bulgarian
Tickets: 15 leva for adults and 12 leva for students
Booking: www.cinemacity.bg
Please note online bookings expire 3 days prior to the perfomance date if not bought from the Cinema City box office

British Council Bulgaria and Cinema City, in partnership with "Varna Summer" International Theatre Festival, Sofia Municipality, Metroreklama and Programata Cultural Guide, present

Travelling Light
A new play by Nicholas Wright

How had a twenty–two–year–old pretentious layabout made a discovery that would elude everyother cinematic pioneer for years to come?

In a remote village in Eastern Europe, around 1900, the young Motl Mendl is entranced by the flickering silent images on his father’s cinematograph. Bankrolled by Jacob, the ebullient local timber merchant, and inspired by Anna, the girl sent to help him make moving pictures of their village, he stumbles on a revolutionary

way of story-telling. Forty years on, Motl – now a famed American film director – looks back on his early life and confronts the cost of fulfilling his dreams.

Following Vincent in Brixton and The Reporter, Nicholas Wright’s new play is a funny and fascinating tribute to the Eastern European immigrants who became major players in Hollywood’s golden age. The award-winning Antony Sher – whose previous work with the National Theatre includes Primo and Stanley – returns to play Jacob.