Comedy in two parts by Eugène Labiche
Translation: V.Timuş

Artistic director: Zoe Anghel Stanca
Assistant director: Ion Abrudan
Scenography: Maria Haţeganu
Premiere date: March 30, 1982

„"The Florentine Hat" combines elements from the two extremely widespread genres of 19th-century French theater – vaudeville and "la pièce bien-faite" – creating an alert and fanciful plot, interwoven with numerous secrets and confusions that maintain the viewer's good mood.

On the morning of the day that Fadinard, a wealthy bachelor from Paris, is to marry Hélène, the groom's horse eats the straw hat of the young Anais, who is engaged in an affectionate conversation with her lover. Fadinard is forced to find an identical hat, since Anais has a jealous husband, who would become suspicious upon seeing this disappearance. Without telling his fiancée, Fadinard sets off in search of the twin hat, a task that seems simple at first glance, but which turns out to be very complicated. His search takes him to a hat shop, then to a baroness who is giving a musical party (mistaking him for a tenor, the baroness forces the future groom to sing for the guests), and finally to Mr. Beauperthuis - none other than the jealous husband of Anais, who is left without a hat. Throughout this journey, Fadinard is closely followed by his fiancée and the entire bridal party, the chain of complications taking on ever greater proportions. The situation risks becoming threatening, but Uncle Vézinet's wedding gift – a straw hat – saves and clarifies everything, and the play ends in a celebratory atmosphere of regained calm.

Distribution:

Felix:  Marcel Popa
Virginia:  Anca Miere Chirilă
Vezinette:  Grig Schitcu, Eugen Tugulea
Fadinard:  Emil Sauciuc
Emile:  Ion Abrudan
Anais:  Cristina Schiopu
Gardener:  Marcel Segărceanu
Helene:  Aurora Leonte
Bob:  Tiberiu Covaci
Flair:  Mariana Neagu
They were late:  Laurian Jivan
Achilles:  Nicholas Thomas
Baroness:  Alla Tautu
Clotilde:  Ileana Iurciuc
Beauperthuis:  Eugen Harizomenov
Corporal:  John Martin

Technical director: Mărioara Goina
Prompter: Dimitrios Stefanidis
Lighting: Vasile Blejan
Sound: Dorel Olea