Theater Plus

Professional group

Teatro PLUS is a professional theater, puppet and marionette theater group for girls and boys, founded in 1997 in Sofia, Bulgaria. Its members Olga and Aleksandar Churchich are acting and puppet theater professionals, graduated from the National Academy of Theater and Cinema, Sofia, Bulgaria (1992-96). Since 2001, Teatro PLUS has been based in Spain and since 2002 in Gijón. As of 2020, the two main members of the company separate and the company name Teatro PLUS is managed by Olga Zeceva. In these years the company has experimented in different types of theater. From a fun musical with puppets in “Very tasty”, to the complicated technique of shadow theater in “La Leyenda del Farol”, the mix between clown and puppet in “El Tiempo Perdido” and even exploring living matter such as dough of bread in the latest show “PAN”. Alek Curcic, the new generation, after finishing his studies in Spain, pursued a career as a theater and puppet actor at the National Academy of Theater and Film in Sofia, Bulgaria.