SHEGOBISHKO /THE LITTLE JOKER/ ON THE WONDER ISLAND

a musical by Georgi Kostov
libretto Yordan Milev
Cooproduction of the Sofia Opera and Ballet and the Stara Zagora State Opera

Conductor Dimitar Kosev
Adaptation, Director and Choreographer Radost Mladenova-Arabadzhieva
Scenographer Todor Demerov
Costume Artist Teodora Dzhambazova
Vocal Pedagogue Zornitsa Zhelyazkova
Acting Mastery Consultant Denitsa Yanakieva
Sound-engineer Aleksandar Tumangelov
Multi-media Nikola Nechev, Sergei Gobulev
Soloists and the Opera of Children’s Studio for Opera and Ballet “Margaritki” /”Daisies”/

Shgobishko – Dimitar Dragiev
Admiral Ginger – Hristo Ivanov
Captain Kim / Tsigu – Svetla Georgieva
Black Pepper / Migu– Ivelina Dincheva
Coco Pali Lula – Ignat Zhelev
Queen Coco – Nora Todorova
Prince Coco – Boromir Arabadzhiev
Aylo – Meliya Marzho
Okay Okay – Borislav Georgiev
Leon / Snake – Elitsa Mincheva

The plot is set on the Wonder Island, in the kingdom of King Kokoso Lights a Pipe and Queen Kokasa. Surrounded by their tribal chiefs, aborigines and… little monkeys, its inhabitants live happily and calmly. There on the Island is Shegobishko too – a white boy, who loves journeys and adventures.  Having arrived here for the holidays, he makes friends with Okey Okay – a boy with an umbrella from the Island. One day a ship is laid alongside the shore. Aboard are Admiral Ginger, Captain Caraway and the ship’s cook Black Pepper. What happens when islanders meet the sailors? Will the Sorceress Aylo carry out her strongest magic? Is the tribe as peace-loving as it seems…?  And is it true that the big bandit Igu and the two lesser bandits Tsigu and Migu hang about, looking for the buried treasure of Maharaja Moluk Bey…?

Duration: 50 minutes without one interval
Performed in Bulgarian
Premiere: 10 May 2017