PRESS RELEASE | Arcadia Troupe laureate at the "Under Merlin's Wand" International Animation Festival„
The Arcadia troupe of the Regina Maria Theatre won the Puppet Creation Award at the International Animation Festival "Under Merlin's Wand", organized by the "Merlin" Children and Youth Theatre in Timișoara. The distinction was awarded for the show "Frederick the Mouse - I Know Who I Am", a script by Ana Crăciun Lambru, inspired by the book "Frederick" by Leo Lionni.
The 2025 edition of the festival took place between September 28 and October 5, marking ten years of existence of one of the most important events dedicated to animation theater in Romania.
The festival brought together animation troupes and theaters from across the country: Timișoara, Oradea, Brăila, Galați, Brașov, Alba Iulia, Bucharest, Craiova and Petroșani, but also from abroad, with guests from the Republic of Moldova, Hungary, Israel, Spain and Poland.
A particularity of this edition was the competitive nature, the performances being evaluated by a specialized jury formed by: Maria Cuța Gornic – puppet actor, director, Jelena Stojanović Patrnogić – director of the Children and Youth Theatre Kragujevac, Serbia, and of the International Puppet Theatre Festival „Zlatna Iskra” and Claudiu Groza – theatre expert and theatre curator, president of the jury. The jury awarded ten prizes in total, rewarding excellence in directing, best performance, interpretation (main and secondary role), handling (main and secondary role), puppet creation, music, visual design and a special prize for valorizing tradition
The Arcadia troupe opened the competition with the show "Frederick the Mouse - I Know Who I Am", which enjoyed an enthusiastic reception from the audience and the jury. The Puppet Creation Award was given to creators Răzvan Chendrean and Ana Crăciun Lambru, being one of the three trophies awarded to theaters in Romania at this edition.
Congratulations to the team! We thank the organizers for the invitation and the jury for the recognition. The Arcadia band is now embarking on other adventures: shows, new projects, festivals.
See you at the theater!
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Self Guided Audio Tour – TRM Theater @Night
Welcome to TRM Theatre @Night, the experience that gives you the opportunity to discover the Regina Maria Theater from a different perspective: not just as a spectator, but as an explorer of a hidden world.
Tonight, the theater opens its doors differently.
With the help of this audio guide, you will be able to walk the route prepared especially for the event on your own and discover stories about the building's architecture, the history of the Oradea theater, the backstage spaces, the stage mechanisms and the small details that the audience usually does not have the opportunity to observe.
From the foyer and the Great Hall, to the boxes, balcony, and the spaces that support the magic behind a show, this tour invites you to look at the theater not just as a place for performances, but as a living organism, in which every corner has a story.
How does it work?
- Press play on the audio file below.
- Follow the route indicated during the event.
- Stop in each space and let the story reveal the theater to you, step by step.
Approximate tour duration: 30 minutes
Recommendation: Use headphones for the most immersive experience.
Location: Queen Maria Theater, Oradea
Start the audio tour and let the theater tell you its story.
