by Lukas Bärfuss

Lukas Bärfuss is an acclaimed contemporary Swiss playwright who was born on December 30, 1971. The author began to focus on his career in the theatrical world in 1997, founding the theater troupe 400th together with Samuel Schwarz and writing plays for it. Currently, he collaborates with theaters in Hamburg, Munich and Berlin, and his plays enjoy great international success, being translated into dozens of languages and performed on the stages of many major theaters in Europe.

The plays based on his texts deal with contemporary issues related to interpersonal relationships with cynicism and humor. The situational comedy in the plays written by Lukas Bärfuss is quite dark, revealing the contradictions in the problems that torment his protagonists, without ever judging them.

Love, in four paintings (orig. Four Pictures of Love) is no exception to this rule. Four paintings, four locations, four central characters and a somewhat ghostly one who seems to always try to guide the characters towards the door leading outside, which is a symbol of freedom, of personal salvation from the routine in which they have immersed themselves.

by Jean Poiret

Written in 1980, the play Happy holidays! has already become a classic show of the boulevard theater. Poiret's text became famous through its film adaptation in 1984 with an exceptional cast, among which Jean-Paul Belmondo and Sophie Marceau stand out in the leading roles. On the theater stage, the play has been reprised many times from 1982 to the present with great success, being played including at the Théâtre du Palais Royal in Paris.

A few days before Easter, Ştefan, a middle-aged man, takes advantage of the absence of his wife, Silvia, to invite Magda, a beautiful young woman he has fallen head over heels for, to his home. His plans are turned upside down by a strike that causes flights to be canceled and his wife's unexpected return home in the middle of the night.

Caught red-handed, Stefan shows an overflowing imagination, fabricating stories to justify the girl's presence at their home. He confidently maintains the lie that Magda is his daughter from a previous marriage that he kept hidden from his current wife. The fact that his wife plays his game with intelligence and humor creates complicated, improbable situations, Silvia encouraging Stefan to get entangled in the complicated web of his own lies to the point where the comedy reaches paroxysmal proportions.

by Justine del Corte

National premiere performance!

A comet, and under it – a happy newlywed couple. Around them – relaxed and happy people. A cheerful party in the countryside, in the shade of a tree. A scorching summer day, full of the desire for happiness.

Ten years after her wedding, Elisabeth wonders if happiness can be fixed and tries the following: she repeats the party. And since happiness is not very flexible from Elisabeth's point of view, the same guests, dressed the same, have to have the same discussions in the same places and thus result in… the same happiness. It is quite unclear whether a whole series of lies and infidelities that took place ten years ago are likely to serve the same purpose. It is difficult to determine, especially since the secrets are initially known only to those directly involved.

Each person's egocentrism is increasingly revealed, and with it, the characters gradually give up on the initial euphoria and success of the event. Increasingly drunk and uninhibited, the guests move more and more insistently towards what could be the achievement of their own happiness.

The Regina Maria Theater presents the show "On a happy man, years in a row...", a selection from Michelangelo Buonarroti's poetry to celebrate the 450th anniversary of his entry into eternity.

Michelangelo Buonarroti was, along with Leonardo da Vinci, the most important artist during the peak of the Italian Renaissance. His universal genius is equally reflected in painting, drawing, sculpture and architecture. He also wrote poetry, especially in the sonnet and madrigal genres. Michelangelo's genius reflected in the visual arts also finds its correspondence in literary creation.

The feelings, deep traits and thoughts of the master Michelangelo found expression, throughout his long life, in a series of lyrical compositions and in many letters addressed to family and friends. Without being a man of letters by definition and without having the intention of publishing his poems, Buonarroti left behind many compositions in verse inspired by Petrarch, as the customs of the time demanded.

The Regina Maria Theater has the honor to invite you to a special show, dedicated to the 164th anniversary of the birth of the poet Mihai Eminescu. The event is conceived as a package of three shows spanning approximately four hours, in which the charm of Eminescu's poems and the music on his lyrics will create an atmosphere of romance that will envelop the audience.

5:00 PM – Laying of flowers at the statue of Mihai Eminescu and FLASHMOB

The event begins at 5:00 PM with the laying of flowers at the statue of Mihai Eminescu. This part of the event will take place as a Flashmob, in which the public can participate by reciting the poem "La steaua" to commemorate the birth of the poet Mihai Eminescu. The flashmob is designed to remind passers-by caught up in the habit of a mechanical life of the complexity of the poet's inner life, and of each of us, to take them out of their daily routine by offering them a piece of romanticism and to draw attention to the importance of Mihai Eminescu's poetry in Romanian culture.

screenplay by Mihai Măniuțiu and Ada Milea after Georg Büchner, directed by Mihai Măniuțiu

Georg Büchner's text, LEONCE AND LENA, tells the story of two princes, Prince Leonce of the Kingdom of Popo and Princess Lena of the Kingdom of Pipi. The arranged marriage between the two is about to take place and both decide separately to escape this arrangement. However, they fail to escape from each other, meeting by chance without recognizing each other and falling in love. The two decide to play a prank on their parents and return to the Kingdom of Popo to get married. Dressed up as themselves, they realize that, in fact, fate has gotten in their way and that they have fulfilled their parents' wish.

This complex story about power and obedience, love and politics, staged by the Regina Maria Theatre, marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of the author, Georg Büchner. It is a musical show with songs performed live by a mini-orchestra; all the characters from Regatele Popo, namely Pipi, sing and dance to the rhythms of the original music, the fruit of the talented artist Ada Milea; the creative team of the show is exceptional: the direction and script are by Mihai Măniuțiu, the choreography is by Vava Ștefănescu and the sets and costumes were designed by Adrian Damian.

“Internal Dialogues” continues in October with Ana Maria Georgescu as guest. The dialogue aims to be honest and profound, an invitation to see the glass half full and an attempt to present the world we live in not in shades of gray, but in pastel colors. Director Radu Vaida's guest, although apparently fragile, sensitive, childish, is a strong person who has recently stood out as an intellectual in full ascension on the Oradea cultural firmament, beyond her artistic and musical qualities.

The third edition of the show INTERNAL DIALOGUES will feature the theater and film actor, George Mihaiţă, as a guest. We are pleased to invite you to a discussion between him and director Radu Vaida, on Sunday, November 24, at 7:00 PM in the Great Hall of the Regina Maria Theater.

Among the theater performances that made George Mihaiță famous are roles in plays directed by Horațiu Mălăele, such as the one in Inspector by N.V. Gogol (1998), hat by Eugene Labiche (1998), Money from heaven by Ray Cooney (2001), performances directed by Gábor Tompa as Chained Ubu, by Alfred Jarry (2004) and dozens of other pieces.

The way George Mihăiţă juggles between serious and entertaining roles is especially noticeable in his filmography, starring in both art films and Reconstruction by Lucian Pintilie (1968), the recent Somewhere in Palilula directed by Purcărete, in films that fall into the tragicomedy genre Silent wedding directed by Horaţiu Mălăele (2008) but also having roles that were very entertaining like the one in the famous BD takes action (1970).

by Robert Thomas

It's the 1950s, in a bourgeois villa in an idyllic rural setting, on Christmas Eve with heavy snow. Inside, a tragedy: Marcel, the man of the house, is found dead - and the culprit can only be someone inside.

One of the 8 women is guilty. They all lie vehemently about their schedule that day, but it seems that they all had a motive for committing the crime. Or almost all of them…

The investigation begins with disputes, betrayals, revelations or pretexts. Masks fall, and some bonds are strengthened, while others fall apart. All the women will reveal their true faces.

But who is to blame?

So here is what the show 8 WOMEN offers you, a crime comedy, directed by Radu Nichifor.

by Mel Brooks

THE PRODUCERS is a musical that made history on BROADWAY: a success with audiences and critics, a sparkling comedy...

The musical was based on the 1968 film of the same name, to which Mel Brooks also contributed, writing the musical scores for this show. On Broadway, it premiered on April 19, 2001 and had over 2,500 performances and won no less than 12 TONY Awards. The success led to the creation of a new film with the Broadway stars, in 2005, with Nathan Lane (Max Bialystock), Matthew Broderick (Leo Bloom) and Uma Thurman (Ulla) in the main roles.

Max Bialystock (Alexandru Rusu) was one of the best producers on Broadway, but his career has been on a downward spiral lately. We are on Broadway, so, and Bialystock's newest show, a musical (FUNNY BOY) based on Shakespeare's HAMLET, is a huge failure, leaving him bankrupt. The next day, Max is visited by an accountant, Leo Bloom (Pavel Sîrghi), who comes to do the audit. He discovers that if he raised money for a guaranteed failure, he would not have to return the money to investors, and Max convinces him to team up to implement a scheme like no other on Broadway has ever seen.

Spectacolul DIALOGURI INTERIOARE se află la cea de-a cincea ediţie.  Cu această ocazie, vă propunem să nu vă faceţi planuri pentru data de 8 mai, şi să petreceţi alături de noi o seară de joi într-o atmosferă destinsă la discuţii cu actorul de teatru şi film Victor Rebengiuc.

Activitatea sa artistică ce se desfăşoară de peste 50 de ani, face ca o sinteză a carierei sale  în teatru, film şi teatru radiofonic să fie o întreprindere extrem de dificilă. Însă, îl cunoaştem cu toţii din roluri în filme ca Moromeţii, Pădurea spânzuraţilor, De ce trag clopotele, Mitică?, Niki Ardelean, colonel în rezervă, Nunta mută, Medalia de onoare şi recentul Câinele japonez. Faptul că Victor Rebengiuc este din ce în ce mai prezent în filmele regizorilor Noului Val Cinematografic Românesc demonstrează publicului că actorul încă mai are multe de oferit şi că refuză să încremenească într-un singur rol.