ОТ БЪЛГАРИЯ С ЛЮБОВ

What began as a grassroots stand‑up project has grown into a touring phenomenon that crossed Europe and then hopped the Atlantic. On their Canadian swing, the trio met Bulgarian audiences in cities including Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto, Niagara Falls, Vancouver, Edmonton and Calgary, bringing stories from home that land with the precision of seasoned comics and the heart of people who know their crowd.

Who you’ll see on stage

• Iva Todorova – a theatre-trained dynamo who set a new bar for solo comedy‑inflected storytelling with her hit “Nice to meet you, Iva!” at Theatre 199. That show earned her two IKAR theatre awards in 2019 (Leading Actress and Dramaturgic Text). She later returned to the same stage with “Iva is Online,” continuing her blend of candid confession and razor wit. Trained under the renowned Krikor Azaryan, Iva brings actorly timing to stand‑up punch.
• Olya Malinova – stand‑up comedian and co‑creator of the collective “Three Women on the Mic.” Beyond clubs and theaters, Olya lends her humor to good causes; she was among the performers in the charity show “Stand Up for Sisterhood,” which raised BGN 14,434 for projects supporting women and girls in Bulgaria.
• Krasimira Hadzhiivanova – writer and co‑founder of the influential parenting platform “Maiko Mila!” and the social enterprise “Ole Male,” which creates work for mothers of children with disabilities. On stage, her voice blends social observation with the frankness familiar to readers of her essays and podcasts.

From Bulgaria with Love is a stand‑up special in Bulgarian that thrives on contrast: the here and the elsewhere, the things we insist on packing when we leave, and the quirks we can’t seem to unpack even when we arrive. Expect three distinct comic lenses—actor’s craft, club‑comic instincts, and journalist‑turned‑publisher candor—interlacing into one conversation with the audience.

What sets this show apart is provenance as much as punchlines. Its creators have proven track records on prestigious theatre stages and in civic life; they’ve built communities online and off, then road‑tested the material with diaspora crowds before bringing it back home. The result is a night where nostalgia collides with modern reality, where jokes land for twenty‑somethings and their parents alike, and where a throwaway line about bus etiquette can suddenly open into a shared cultural memory.

If you’ve ever argued about the correct brand of liutenitsa, pretended you don’t miss the neighborhood banicharka, or learned the hard way that “only Bulgarians would think of that,” you’ll feel seen. And you’ll laugh—a lot.