Vladimir Penev
EDUCATION AND
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1982 Acting for Drama - MA, under Margarita Mladenova - Higher Institute of Dramatic Art (now National Academy of Theatre & Film Arts)
 
1982-1985 Varna Drama Theatre

Tusenbach in "Three Sisters" by Chekhov, dir. Tzvetan Tzvetkov

Lysander and Demetrius in "Midsummer Night's Dream" by Shakespeare, dir. Simeon Dimitrov

1985-1992

Youth Theatre Sofia

Stanislas in "The Eagle with the Two Heads" by Jean Cocteau, dir. Zdravko Mitkov

Dream in "The Dreaming Button" by Valeri Petrov, dir. Zdravko Mitkov

The Red Cat, the White Knight, Dodo in "Through the Looking Glass", dir. Zdravko Mitkov

Clive in "Five Finger Exercise" by Peter Shaffer, dir. Nikolay Polyakov

Bastard in "King John" by Fridrich Durrenmatt, dir. Nikolay Polyakov

The Artist in "Penelope" by P. Todorov, dir. Nedyalko Delchev

1992-1997

National Theatre

Sancho Panza in "Don Quixote" by Cervantes, dir. Alexander Morfov

Debuison in "Memory of a Revolution" after Buchner/Muller, dir. Ivan Dobchev

The Man in Black in "The Man with the Slap" by Leonid Andreev, dir. Borislav Chakrinov

Valere in "Tartuff" by Moliere, dir. Margarita Mladenova

Aston in "The Caretaker" by Harold Pinter, dir. Plamen Markov

Man in "Nirvana" by Konstantin Iliev, dir. Margarita Mladenova

Eilert Lovborg in "Hedda Gabler" by Ibsen, dir. Krassimir Spassov

Demetrius in "Midsummer Night's Dream" by Shakespeare, dir. Alexander Morfov

xxxxxxxxx in "The Tempest" after Shakespeare, dir. Alexander Morfov

since 1992

Sfumato Theatre Workshop
1992 Dorn in "P.S." by Chekhov, dir. Margarita Mladenova
1992 Sinebirsky in "Kutsar the Sin" after Yordan Yovkov, dir. Ivan Dobchev
1995 Astrov in "Uncle Vanya" by Chekhov, dir. Ivan Dobchev
1995 Tusenbach in "Three Sisters" by Chekhov, dir. Margarita Mladenova
1997 Devil in "Apocrypha", devised by Margarita Mladenova and Ivan Dobchev
1998 Ulysses in "Somnium Ulixis" after Heiner Muller, Joseph Brodsky, Georgi Tenev and Kiril Merjansky, dir. Yavor Gurdev
1998 Tiresius in "Tiresius the Blind", dir. Ivan Dobchev
1999 Valmont in "Quartet" after Muller/Koltes, dir. Yavor Gurdev
2000 Dautus in "The Black Fleece", devised by Margarita Mladenova and Ivan Dobchev
2001 Man in "Nirvana" by Konstantin Iliev, dir. Margarita Mladenova

since 2003

Little City Theatre "Off the Channel"


AS GUEST ACTOR


1998 Johnny in "Frankie and Johnny" by Terrence McNally, dir. Bina Haralampieva, Vazrajdane Theatre, Sofia

2000

Serge in "Art" by Yasmina Reza, dir. Plamen Markov, Little City Theatre
Larry in "Closer" by Patrick Marber, dir. Plamen Markov, Salza & Smyah Drama Theatre, Sofia
Man X 6 in "Dzen Porn" by Milena Fuchedjieva, dir. Dessislava Shpatova, Satirical Theatre, Sofia
Jivko in "Craftsmen" by Racho Stoyanov, dir. Plamen Markov, Sliven Drama Theatre / Salza & Smyah Drama Theatre

2003

Henry in "Life x 3" by Yasmina Reza, dir. Yavor Gurdev, Theatre 199, Sofia

2004

Rakitin in "A Month in the Village", dir. Margarita Mladenova, National Theatre

LEADING ROLES IN FILMS

"The Poet and the Devil", dir. Ivan Rossenov, Boyana Film Studios
"Emilia's Friends", dir. Lyudmil Todorov, Boyana Film Studios
"Hour Glass", dir. Georgi Dyulgerov, BNT
"Visited by God", dir. Petar Popzlatev, Boyana Film Studios

TELEVISION WORK

Many TV film and theatre productions.

AWARDS

1995 "Golden Mask" - International Ochrid Summer Theatre Festival, Macedonia - for Astrov in "Uncle Vanya"
1995 Best Male - Chamber Theatre Festival Vratsa - for Astrov in "Uncle Vanya"
1996 Best Male - Chamber Theatre Festival Vratsa - for Man in "Nirvana"
1996 Askeer for Best Actor for Man in "Nirvana"
1999 Best Male Performance - Theatre Days Blagoevgrad - Valmont in "Quartet"
2000 Best Male - Chamber Theatre Festival Vratsa - for Serge in "Art"
2000 Second Prize for Male Performance at Theatre Days - for Serge in "Art", and for Sancho Panza in "Don Quixote"
2000 Best Actor Award at the International TV Film Festival "Golden Chest", Plovdiv - for "Hour Glass"

INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS
INTERNATIONAL TOURS

With "Nirvana" (National Theatre), "Three Sisters", "Uncle Vanya", "Apocrypha", "Quartet" and "The Black Fleece" (Sfumato Theatre Workshop), and "Art" (Little City Theatre "Off the Channel") he has performed at many prestigious theatre stages in Germany, Romania, Poland, France, Macedonia, Yugoslavia, Spain, Switzerland, Holland, Italy, San Marino, Russia, Portugal, Japan, UK, US

ROLES AT THE LITTLE CITY THEATRE


1999 Knight in "Coronation" by Ethien Robodengo, dir. Bina Haralampieva, world premiere in Weimar, European Cultural Capital '98
2000 Serge in "Art"
2003 First Lieutenant Benz in "First Lieutenant Benz"
2004 Chavdarov in "Golemanov"