Awards
Awards - State Puppet Theatre Varna 1969 - 2023
Individual Varna Prize 2024 to Maria Tomova for the strong actor`s presence and captivating performance of the role of Pippi in the performance Pippi Longstocking
Varna Prize 2024 for the highly artistic successful realization and fascinating acting in the musical "Peter Pan"
2024
Award for the Best Puppet Theatre bestowed by The Ministry of Culture
IKAR Award for the achievement in the puppetry to Svila Velichkova for the scenography of the musical Through the Looking Glass, directed by Biserka Kolevska
IKAR Audience Award for the musical Through the Looking Glass
Individual Varna Prize 2023 to Balena Landzheva for the strong actor`s presence and captivating performance of the role of Alice in the musical Through the Looking Glass
2023
Varna Prize 2022 for professionalism and creative imagination in creating of the show for adults "Glarus Retro Cabaret", dedicated to "Varna - 100 years resort "
Diploma for contribution in the field of culture in Varna bestowed by Open Society Club
Honorary badge of merit to Varna to SPT - Varna for its significant contribution to the inclusion of children's audiences to the quality performing arts and regarding its 70th anniversary
18 International Puppet Festival The Golden Dolphin , Varna, Bulgaria, 2022
- Grand Prix (performances for children) - to the performance Through the Looking Glass – Musical adapted from the novel by Lewis Carroll by Varna State Puppet Theatre, Bulgaria
- Award for Master Artistic Realization of the performance Through the Looking Glass – Musical adapted from the novel by Lewis Carroll by Varna State Puppet Theatre, Bulgaria
- Best Costumography (for children) – Svila Velichkova for Through the Looking Glass – Musical adapted from the novel by Lewis Carroll by Varna State Puppet Theatre, Bulgaria
- Best Actress (for children) – Evgeniya Vasileva for the Red Queen in the performance Through the Looking Glass – Musical adapted from the novel by Lewis Carroll by Varna State Puppet Theatre, Bulgaria
Award to The Golden Dolphin International Puppet Festival by the Festival Academy - Varna, in the "Social Responsibility" category
2022
Award for achievement in humor and satire in the Bulgarian theater "GOLDEN KUKERIKON-2021" for the performance "If Freud was an Indian" by Varna State Puppet Theater
7th European Festival of the Travelling Theatre - Slivnitsa, Bulgaria,2021 - The big prize for Legally Liar, directed by Tedy Moskov
2021
Individual Varna Prize to Stoyan Stoyanov for his outstanding acting achievement in the role of the Fox in the performance for adults The Fox by Slavomir Mrozek.
2020
2019 National Puppet Theatre Festival "Mihail Lakatnik", Yambol, Bulgaria – Award for puppets and costumes to Svila Velichova for the Performance The Adventures of Cipollino
International Puppet Theatre Festival Summer, Puppets and Friends, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria,2019 – Award of the public for the performance Little Red Riding Hood
2019
Award for team work in the creation of the characters by the meanings of improvisation and for the stimulation of the imagination of the young spectators for The Magic Cooks at the 19th The Magic Curtain International Festival of Performances for Children, Targovishte, Bulgaria
2018
Varna Prize 2017 to the team of the performance Winnie the Pooh after A. Milne, directed by Biserka Kolevska
17th INTERNATIONAL PUPPET FESTIVAL “THE GOLDEN DOLPHIN”, VARNA, 2017
- The Grand Prix "The Golden Dolphin" is bestowed to Varna State Puppet Theatre, Bulgaria for the visual performance based on motifs from ancient mythology „ORPHEUS”. Director – Boian Ivanov, stage design and costumes – Svila Velichkova, choreography – Tatyana Sokolova, music - Hristo Namliev, video mapping: Todor Todorov.
- Award for Best Actress to VERA STOYKOVA – for her part of Winnie the Pooh in the performance „Winnie the Pooh” by State Puppet Theatre – Varna, Bulgaria, director Biserka Kolevska
- Best Original Music Award to HRISTO NAMLIEV – for the performance „Orpheus” by State Puppet Theatre - Varna, Bulgaria and for the performance „The Queen of Spades” by State Puppet Theatre - Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
- DEBUT Award by the Union of Bulgarian Actors is bestowed to MILYANA NOSHKOVA – for her part of Eurydice in the performance „Orpheus” by State Puppet Theatre - Varna, Bulgaria.
- Best Technical Team Award is bestowed to the technical staff of State Puppet Theatre - Varna, Bulgaria for the performance „Orpheus”.
2017
Special IKAR Award 2015 for striking imagery for Silent Legends
19th National Puppet Theatre Festival "Mihail Lakatnik", Yambol, Bulgaria - The Big Prize for the performance Little Wizards
Varna Prize 2015 to the team of the performance Silent Legends directed by Boian Ivanov
14th International Festival of Children's Theatres, Banja Luka , Republic of Serbia
Acting award given to Krasimir Dobrev for the role in the performance Little Wizards
2015
IKAR Award for Best Performance for Legally Liar directed by Stefan Moskov
ASKEER Award for staging to Stefan Moskov for the performance Legally Liar
23rd International Festival Drumev Theatre Celebrations. New Bulgarian Drama 2014– Shumen
Award for staging to Stefan Moskov for the performance Legally Liar
21st International Puppet Theatre Festival Three are to many - two not enough, Plovdiv 2014
Award for Best Actor to Krasimir Dobrev in the performance Little Wizards
3rd Award to Little Wizards bestowed by the Foundation for Eastern European Projects, Dordrecht, Holland
16th International Puppet Festival The Golden Dolphin, Varna, Bulgaria
Award for best direction to Vera Stoykova for Little Wizards
Award for set design Svila Velichkova for Little Wizards and Silent Legends
Award for artistry (section performances for children) to the artistic team of the performance Little Wizards
Award for best direction and choreography (section performances for adults) to Boian Ivanov and Tatyana Sokolova for Silent Legends
Award for set design (section performances for adults) to Todor Todorov for video and CGI animation for Silent Legends
Award for original music (section performances for adults) to IRFAN for Silent Legends
Award for best male performance to Krasimir Dobrev for Little Wizards and Legally Liar
Award for best female performance to Evgeniya Vasileva for Silent Legends and Little Wizards
Best Technical Team Award
2014
IKAR Award for most successful management and marketing
2013
Varna Prize for the performance Outlook of a Stump and 60th Anniversary of the Foundation of Varna State Puppet Theatre
2012
IKAR Award for staging to Tedy Moskov for the performance Outlook of a Stump
15th International Puppet Festival The Golden Dolphin
The big prize The Golden Dolphin for an overall performance(section performances for adults) - for Outlook of a Stump
Prize for directing(section performances for adults) - to Tedy Moskov for the performance Outlook of a Stump
Prize for artistry (section performances for adults) - to the artistic team having realized the performance Outlook of a Stump
Scenography prize - to Svila Velichkova for the performance Outlook of a Stump
Best technical team prize – to SPT, Varna
2011
IKAR Award for most successful theatre season - 2009
2010
Varna Prize for the actor Boyan Stoyanov
2009
Varna Prize for the actress Diana Tsolevska
14th International Puppet Festival The Golden Dolphin
- Prize for development of the theatre's means of expression - for The Cave and the Shadows;
- Best technical team prize - for SPT - Varna
7th International Festival of Children's Theatres - Banja Luka 2008, RS
- Award for artistry to Emiliya Petkova and Evgeniya Vasileva in A Story About the Singing Tree
- Award for directing to Slavcho Malenov for the performance A Story About the Singing Tree
2008
5th International Puppet Theatre Festival for Adults Pierrot, Stara Zagora
Award for Experimental and New Forms for The Cave and the Shadows
Varna 2007 Award – collective,for the artistic team having realized the performance The Cave and the Shadows
8th International Festival of Performances for Children The Magic Curtain, Targovishte
Award for the acting ensemble for the performance Folklore Fantasies
2007
15th International Puppet Theatre Festival Three Are Too Many, Two – Not Enough, Plovdiv
Award for Thumbelina by the international jury for best vision of a children’s performance
2006
6th Asian International Puppet Festival, Taipei, Taiwan
Best performance prize for Thumbelina
International Puppet Theatre Festival in Shanghai, China
The big prize for the performance Thumbelina
Individual Varna Prize 2005 to Emilia Petkovafor Ariel's part in Storm and Rabbit's in The Third Ear
13th International Puppet Festival The Golden Dolphin
The big prize The Golden Dolphin for an overall performance – for A Story About the Singing Tree;
Original music prize – to Vladimir Dzhambazov for the music in A Story About the Singing Tree;
Prize for directing – to Slavcho Malenov for the performance A Story About the Singing Tree
Scenography prizes – to Vasil Rokomanov for the décor in A Story About the Singing Tree and to Marieta Golomehova – for the puppets in the performance Thumbelina;
Award for best male performance – to Krasimir Dobrev for his role in A Story About the Singing Tree;
Award for best female performance – to Evgeniya Vasileva for her role in Thumbelina;
Best technical team prize – to SPT, Varna
2005
5th Asian International Puppet Festival, Taipei, Taiwan
Best performance prize for Folklore Fantasies
2004
Puppet Festival, Tolosa, Spain
Audience’s prize for Folklore Fantasies
Pierrot IPF, Stara Zagora
Prize for Svila Velichkova’s scenography in Alice
2003
Varna Prize - collective
for the performance Folklore Fantasies
Varna Prize
to Zlati Zlatev for overall work in the field of puppet art
12th International Puppet Festival The Golden Dolphin – Varna, Bulgaria
Special prize to the performance Hercules, script and direction by Sunny Suninski
2002
Varna Prize
to Zlati Zlatev for high creative achievements in the field of directing, for theatre management and for a very good organization and carrying out the IPF The Golden Dolphin
2000
Varna Prize
to the actor Sasho Alexandrov for overall performance and in occasion of his 50th anniversary.
11th International Puppet Festival The Golden Dolphin
Prize to Vera Stoykova for her role in Cosse Bosse, to Sunny Suninski for the production of Aladdin
1999
Festival of Chamber Performances, Vratsa
Staging prize to Sunny Suninski and female role prize to Diana Tsolevska in the performance Portraits;
Varna Prize - collective
for the production of the performance Portraits
1998
Puppeteer Prize
for the performance The Mad Kite:to Kiryakos Argiropulos for staging, to Petya Stoykova for scenography and for acting mastership to Vera Stoykova and Zhivko Zhekov
1997
10th International Puppet Festival The Golden Dolphin
The big prize is awarded for theatre company’s high professional overall performance
1996
Varna Prize – collective for theatre company’s overall performance
1995
Burborak Festival, Smolyan
Prize for the most vivid and unusual means of expression in the performance Birds.
5th International Festival of Puppet Theatres, Tehran, Iran.
The big prize The Golden Mask for Play of Lights and Shadows and Yellow Boy
1994
7th International Festival of Bulgarian Puppet Performance The Golden Dolphin
Special Diploma for dramaturgy to Yordan Todorov (Pie the Parrot)
1988
4th National Competition of Puppet Theatres in Gabrovo
Acting awards to:Sasho Alexandrov, Ivan Petrov, Mariya Antonova and Zhivko Zhekov (As the Frenchmen Say); Second Award for directing to Venelin Kyossev, Second award for stage design to Maya Petrova, Second award for music to Dimitar Boyadzhiev, acting awards to Diana Valcheva and Zhivko Zhekov (Star Boy); Children’s Jury award.
First Award of the Ministry of Education
for very good and systematic collaboration with the schools in raising children’s aesthetic awareness.
Award of the Bulgarian Actors’ Union
to Diana Valcheva for best female part in Star Boy
1985
6th International Festival of Bulgarian Puppet Performance The Golden Dolphin
Awards to the stage designer Angel Nedelchev and to the actor Venelin Kyossev (Motley World).
Week of Children’s Book and Arts
First award to Motley World.
The Order of Cyril and Methodius, 1st degree
to Petya Mandadzhiyska
1984
Week of Children’s Book and Arts
First award to Spring Carnival.
The Comedy Show Festival, Gabrovo
Award for the performance Toshko Africanski
1983
Varna Award to the actor Venelin Kyossev
1982
4th International Festival of Bulgarian Puppet Performance The Golden Dolphin
The big prize is awarded to the theatre company for the performance Booboo directed by Slavcho Malenov
1981
First Award of the Ministry of Education, the Komsomol and Bulgarian Actors' Union
to the performance Chimi
1980
3rd National Competition of State Puppet Theatres
Directing awards to Zlati Zlatev (Love, Love...) and to Slavcho Malenov (Chimi), stage design award to architect Ivan Tsonev.Acting awards to:Todor Dimitrov, Dimitar Zhekov, Mariya Boyanova, Galya Peeva, Petya Mandadzhiyska and Konstantin Boyanov
1979
Varna Prize
3rd International Festival of Bulgarian Puppet Performance The Golden Dolphin
The special award of the festival is awarded to the theatre company for its sustained interest in Bulgarian puppet plays, its contribution to the development in puppetry as well as for staging of Rumeto and the Old Lion and The Happiest Man. Directing award to Zlati Zlatev, stage design award to Ivan Tsonev. Acting awards to Dimitar Zhekov, Yolanta Raykova, Petya Mandadzhiyska and Todor Dimitrov.
1978
The Order of the Red Banner of Labour
for theatre’s 25th anniversary and for its overall contribution to Bulgarian culture.
PIF International Festival of Puppet Theatres, Zagreb, Yugoslavia
First Award to the performance Sleeping Beauty.
Arts Award of the Komsomol, the governmental Committee of Culture and Ministry of Education
1977
Award of the Children Centre for Literature and Arts, Sofia
Arts Award of the Komsomol, the governmental Committee of Culture and Ministry of Education
1976
Varna Prize
for the production of the performance The Golden Bird.
2nd International Festival of Bulgarian Puppet Performance The Golden Dolphin
A gold medal to the theatre for its sustained interest in Bulgarian puppet plays.Awards to:the stage designer, architect Ivan Tsonev and the director Zlati Zlatev for the performance The Golden Bird, the director Evdalina Saradzhalieva and the stage designer Maya Petrova for the performance Your Little Star; the actors Todor Dimitrov, Tsvetana Neshkova and Georgi Kotsev.
Arts Award of the Komsomol, the governmental Committee of Culture and Ministry of Education
Award of the Bulgarian Actors’ Union
for a high standard of artistic achievements in The Golden Bird
1975
Varna Prize
for high artistic achievements in the performance Queen of Spades directed by Zlati Zlatev and of the actress Petya Mandadzhiyska (the Countess).
Honorary medal by the governmental Sports and Youth Committee for exceptional merits in the education of children and youth.
The Order of Cyril and Methodius, 3rd degree
to the actress Sofia Nenova
1974
2nd National Competition of State Puppet Theatres
Awards to: the director Zlati Zlatev and the stage designer architect Ivan Tsonev (Queen of Spades), the stage designer Lyubomir Tsakev (The Land Where You Could Do Whatever You Like), the actors Petya Mandadzhiyska (the Countess) and Nedka Pinteva (for supporting in the same part) in Queen of Spades, Tsvetana Neshkova (Vladko) and Todor Dimitrov (the Traffic Warden) in The Land Where You Could Do Whatever You Like.The Best Children’s Performance collective prize was awarded to the performance The Land Where You Could Do Whatever You Like.The technical staff of the theatre was also awarded a collective prize.
The Order of Cyril and Methodius, 1st degree
to the actress Yordanka Kovacheva in the occasion of her 50th anniversary and 25-year long career on stage
1973
Varna Prize
for high standard of artistic achievement in the show The Nightingale and the Rose after Oscar Wilde, directed by Zlati Zlatev, stage designer Nikolay Izvarin.
1st International Festival of Bulgarian Puppet Performance The Golden Dolphin
A golden medal to the theatre for its sustained interest in Bulgarian plays and for the show Maximka. Individual awards to the director Zlati Zlatev, the stage designer Lilyana Angelova and the actors Dimitar Zhekov (Chernyo Chernev) and Dimitar Serafimov (Dr. Dalgokrakov).
The Order of Cyril and Methodius, 2nd degree
to the actress Avgustina Boeva in the occasion of her 50th anniversary.
The Order of Cyril and Methodius, 3rd degree
to the actresses Petya Mandadzhiyska and Vyara Popova
1972
Festival of Bulgarian Puppet Performance The Golden Dolphin
A gold medal to the performance The Merry Roosters.Individual awards to the director Zlati Zlatev, the stage designer Nikolay Izvarin and the actresses Sofia Nenova and Nedka Pinteva
1970
Puppet Theatre Festivities, Varna
Awards to the director Nikolina Georgieva and the stage designer Nikolay Izvarin (Miniatures), to the stage designer Danail Raykov (The Island of the Cannibals) and to the actors Petya Mandadzhiyska (Mitko from The Island of the Cannibals) and Zlati Zlatev (the Rabbit from Miniatures).