The Phoney Civilization

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Криворазбраната цивилизация Krivorazbranata tsivilizatsiya The Phoney Civilization
Written by	Dobri Voynikov
Characters	Hadzhi Kosta Zlata Anka Margaridi Mariyka Grandma Stoyna Mityu Dimitraki
Date premiered	1871
Original language	Bulgarian
Genre	Satire, Comedy
Setting	Late Bulgarian revival (The end of 19th century)

The Phoney Civilization (Bulgarian: Криворазбраната цивилизация / Krivorazbranata tsivilizatsiya) is a five-acts satirical play written by the Bulgarian playwright Dobri Voynikov published in 1871.^[1]

In a comical folklore manner, the play satirizes the understanding of foreign fashion trends as human progress in Bulgarian society at the time. This is the most popular work by Voynikov who is among the pioneers of the Bulgarian theatre.^[1] The Phoney Civilization is a classic work of the Late Bulgarian revival period in the end of 19th century.

The best known production of the play is probably the 1974 TV musical adaptation directed by Hacho Boyadzhiev, featuring some of the prominent Bulgarian comic actors, including Georgi Partsalev and Georgi Kaloyanchev. Because of the relevance of its subject matter, the play is still staged at the theatres more than a hundred years after its first publishing.