Grasshoppers

A 1931 satirical comedy by St. L. Kostov, directed by Bogdan Petkanin, staged as a co-production between "Dream Team Productions" (The Comics) and the Satirical Theatre "Aleko Konstantinov". The cast includes Dobrina Getsova, Hristo Garbov, Hristina Apostolova, Lyubomir Neykov, Albena Pavlova, Stoyanka Mutafova and others. Following factory owner Prodanov and inspector Yanachkov, the play skewers rigged deals, shameless corruption and family honor sold for profit, delivering laughter shot through with bitterness and a sense of social hopelessness.