Info - Stoian Doichev:
Stoyan Doychev was born on March 13, 1988, in Varna. His acting education is specialized in puppet theatre — in 2012 he graduated from NATFIZ „Krastyo Sarafov“, majoring in „Acting for Puppet Theatre“, in the class of Prof. Zheni Pashova and Assoc. Prof. Petar Pashov.
His start in his acting career was at the State Puppet Theatre – Varna, where he began as a puppeteer, and then joined productions at the Plovdiv Puppet Theatre as well as at the Sofia Puppet Theatre. Among the productions in the puppet theatres are „Under the Mushroom“, „Magic School“, „Tales from the Snowy Forest“, „A Tale of Happiness“ and „Mowgli“.
One of the key stages that established him with dramatic audiences as well is that Stoyan Doychev took part in the production „I, Sisyphus“ at the Small City Theatre „Behind the Canal“. This gave him the opportunity to showcase skills beyond the puppet arts — to be part of a production aimed at a broader dramatic audience.
His television and film path is also notable. One of his more widely known roles is Radoslav („Rado“) in the series „Dads“, in recent times. In film, Stoyan plays the role of Asencho in the film „Heights“, which brought him a significant media profile. State Puppet Theatre - Plovdiv. Other film appearances include „A Dose of Happiness“, „Directions“, „Together Without You“ and „In the Heart of the Machine“.
It is interesting that Stoyan Doychev has a large family — with his wife Mirela Vasileva he is the father of twins — Yan and Kaya, who were born in December 2021. In addition to them, he has one more child — the third — who was born later.
In 2022, Stoyan took part in the production „Friday Night“, an original comedy directed by Ivaylo Nenov, together with Pavel Ivanov, Hristo Padev and Filip Bukov. Subsequently, the same group of artists are part of „Sunday Morning“ — a continuation that looks at what remains after the night of partying, themes of awakening, regret, a dialogue with reality.
Stoyan Doychev is a recipient of the „Sivina“ award for a young puppet actor — a distinction that recognizes his significance in puppet theatre and his potential among the younger generation in this genre.
Among other significant theatre productions in his repertoire are „The Boy and the Wind“, „Mowgli“ and „A Tale of Happiness“. These titles show that Stoyan does not remain only in the traditional puppet space, but also takes part in productions that go beyond a children’s audience.
In interviews, Stoyan says that his experience since childhood is connected with a love for the stage and for characters that want more than just text — he wants them to come alive, to provoke, to be real. In a conversation with Hristo Padev he shares that working on „Dads“ and „Friday Night“ was intensive — a lot of text, preparation time, frequent takes, an insistence on improvisation, on having the scenes sound „human and sincere“.
Stoyan Doychev remains an artist who is not afraid of different formats — from puppet theatre to series and films, from children’s productions to original comedies. For the audience he is known as Rado from „Dads“, while on the theatrical stage he is someone whose images and choices feel balanced — the childlike, the human, a lightly comic nuance, but also tension when the roles require it.