The Brief Life & Mysterious Death of Boris III, King of Bulgaria
17 October 2024 8:00pm
Mercury Theatre, Colchester
Show Bio
The year is 1943 and Bulgaria has just told Hitler where to stick it.
Europe’s major powers are at war and King Boris III must choose a side or be swept away. A raucous and poignant tale in which a bunch of underdogs use every trick in the book to outwit the Nazis and save nearly 50,000 Jewish lives.
Fresh from a New York run, the Edinburgh Fringe smash hit and Off West End award-winner is now heading to the Mercury Theatre.
Award-winning Out Of The Forest Theatre’s irreverent comedy – featuring live music inspired by Bulgarian and Jewish folk tunes – tells the incredible true story that the world forgot.
