AN ENEMY IN THE CLASSROOM
“ ‘What am I doing here? Does this make any sense? I regret being born…’
Your life hasn’t even begun, and you’re already lost. School and college are an extension of the womb. The people trapped inside sit and wait for the moment when they’ll get out—if such a moment ever comes.
“Enemy in the Classroom” turns its gaze toward the student—the person on the threshold of the world and the realm they have created and inhabit. This is not a play with a moral; it is not a play where the ending makes everything make sense, resolves all conflicts, and leads to something constructive. Through brutality and violence, we cast a cold gaze upon the students, who appear as atrophied figures—reflections of the world. We come face-to-face with the question of human presence in an existential vacuum. And if we think of classrooms as wombs, does it even make sense to cross their threshold, to step into a world where everything has already been decided—a world that has no need for new life?”
— Nikolay Yordanov
Author: Nigel Williams
Translation: Ivan L. Dimitrov
Director: Nikolay Yordanov
Set Designer: Nikol Trendafilova
Cast: Dimitar Stoynov, Petar Andreev, Daniel Kukushev, Yoana Dimitrova, Nelly Taukchi, Ivan Nikolov
Poster: Hristo Hristov
This project is realized with the financial support of the National Culture Fund, Bulgaria, under the “Debuts” `24 program
Where? Theater O3, 10 Lege St.
When? October 18, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets HERE
The ACT Independent Theatre Festival 2026 is made possible with financial support from the Ministry of Culture and the Sofia Municipality, in partnership with the Goethe-Institut Bulgaria, the Italian Cultural Institute in Sofia, the Austrian Cultural Forum, EFFEA, EAIPA, Toplocentrala, DERIDA Stage, I AM Studio, Theater O3, VIDENIE, BOBBINA Cultural Space, Studio Equipaж, NBU University Theater, and many others. We are part of 3XPER1ENCE.