The Regina Maria Theater announces the premiere of the show "„Brown”", a contemporary text by Csaba Székely, directed by Bobi Pricop, which will take place on October 17 and 18, 2026, from 7:00 PM, in the theater's Great Hall. The show is bilingual and marks the first co-production of the Regina Maria Theater together with the Szigligeti Theater.
The Iosif Vulcan troupe of the Regina Maria Theater launches the second edition of #TRMteens, the educational program dedicated to teenagers passionate about theater.
This fall, the Regina Maria Theater continues the TRM Academy program, dedicated to those who want to communicate more freely, develop their confidence, and discover an authentic form of expression through theater.
TRM Academy offers a safe space for exploration, where the tools of the actor's art become useful resources not only on stage, but also in everyday life. Participants are encouraged to experiment without pressure, to observe their emotions and to discover more freedom and security in their relationships with others.
The new module takes place during the period September 29–October 13, 2026 and includes seven meetings coordinated by the actor Sebastian Wolf.
This co-production represents an important moment for the theatrical life of the city. In the MaRó performance, the actors of the Szigligeti Theatre and those of the Regina Maria Theatre not only share the same stage, but also participate in a common artistic process, based on dialogue, trust and mutual knowledge. The meeting of the two companies can be valuable both from a professional point of view, by bringing together different theatrical experiences and practices, and at the community level, because it creates a bridge between the audiences of the two institutions.
The Regina Maria Theater launches a new edition in September TRM Academy, the personal development program through theater created for those who want to communicate more freely, develop their spontaneity and discover an authentic form of expression.
TRM Academy offers a safe space for exploration, play and connection, where theatre becomes a tool for self-discovery and personal development. Participants are encouraged to experiment without pressure, to trust their own ideas and to remain present in their relationships with others.
The new edition takes place during September 10–29, 2026 and includes six meetings dedicated to improvisational theater, coordinated by Alin Stanciu.
Text taken from LiterNet.ro | author: Mihai Brezeanu
awakening threatens to become the most successful show of the Regina Maria Theatre in Oradea in the last many years. Written by Doru Vatavlui (and) based on the experiences and personal confessions of the teenagers in the cast and staged by Bobi Pricop, awakening had its premiere in January 2026 in the large & splendid hall of the Oradea theatre. 5 months later, in the midst of TIFF.25, the performance of our north-western neighbors filled the huge & splendid hall of the Cluj National Theatre (in this case, the adjective splendid (does not rule out the urgent need for a thorough renovation). A rare case: at the debate with the audience after the performance, around 700 spectators remained. Seven hundred! Who would have thought that social & educational theater could be popular theater?
In front of full halls and an engaged audience, the show awakening arrived on Thursday, June 18, on the stage of the "Lucian Blaga" National Theater in Cluj-Napoca, as part of the Transylvania International Film Festival (TIFF), and on Friday, June 19, at the Municipal Theater in Baia Mare, as part of the "Atelier" International Festival of Performing Arts, being rewarded each time with long applause and a lively dialogue with the audience.
The show-event "Dețeptarea", in Cluj, in partnership with the National Theatre and TIFF: a unique show format, live-cinema, followed by a dialogue with the artistic team alongside Silviu Faiăr, Really Rux, Sabina Teodora and Alex Zlăvog
The show talks bluntly about what it means to be a teenager in the era of deepfake.
The Regina Maria Theatre in Oradea presents the show "The Awakening", by Doru Vatavlui, directed by Bobi Pricop, in a special performance that will take place on June 18, 2026, at 6:00 PM, in the main hall of the "Lucian Blaga" National Theatre in Cluj-Napoca, in partnership with the host theatre and TIFF. Tickets can be purchased online, on the platform Here you go Culture.
Text taken from LiterNet.ro | author: Adrian Țion
The licentious language on stage spreads and expands like ringworm on velvety skin. Speech is filled with viruses, artistic consciousness is filled with amazement. Seniors reject the insolence of language, they vehemently detest it, embarrassed, disgusted. Young people adopt it and use it as a form of rebellion against all dogmas and coercive norms. But to use this filthy language, which has become the norm of juvenile arrogance (also a norm in reverse!), to penetrate the universe of feelings and emotions of today's teenagers, seems to me an act of extreme courage, violent and aesthetically unapproved, which breaks the patterns of theatrical convention into enough disapproving fragments. Obviously, I denounced my age, but also the rigor as a norm (another norm!) of evaluating the theatrical act.
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.
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.
Text taken from LiterNet.ro | author: Mihai Brezeanu
Petre Ghimbășan steps onto the stage, coming towards the audience. He walks around the empty frame/skeleton of the house that will keep shrinking throughout the show (scenography: Andreea Săndulescu) and looks at the spectators. Some don't even notice him. The lights in the hall are still on, the stage spotlights (lighting design: Cristian Niculescu) haven't entered their role yet. In fact, Petre Ghimbășan hasn't entered his role yet either. Only in a few moments will he gradually become Vania.
Interview taken from LiterNet.ro
Razvan Rocas: This is your first time staging a Chekhovian text. What has kept you away from it so far and what made you choose "Uncle Vanya"?
Cristian Ban: I feel like saying that youth. In recent years I have been rereading his texts and I have probably reached the point where I resonated with them the most. I remember that a few years ago, at a rehearsal, the actress Elena Popa asked me if I didn't want to play Chekhov because "I feel something" and I think she was right. I was fascinated by the rehearsals and the way this text challenged me as a director. I don't feel that it was difficult, I feel that it was intense.
The Oradea State Theatre building enters, for the first time, the circuit of heritage buildings included in the Night of Museums event. The Regina Maria Theatre invites the public to discover the theatre from a different perspective, beyond the conventional experience of the spectator.
On May 23, 2026, between 1:00 PM and 12:00 AM, Oradea residents and tourists alike are invited to THEATRE @NIGHT, an event built around the backstage universe of theater and the processes that support the existence of a living cultural institution. Visitors will be able to explore the backstage, technical mechanisms, costumes, sets and hidden spaces of the building, in a route that puts the theater's architectural heritage into dialogue with the artistic and human activity that animates it daily.
The Regina Maria Theatre is launching the second edition of TRM Academy, a program that grew naturally from the enthusiasm and very good feedback of the participants from the first edition. For many, it was more than a course, it was a space where they gained courage, experimented without pressure and discovered an authentic form of expression.
We continue in this direction and open the doors again for a new series of meetings where theater becomes a tool for personal exploration, not just performance. TRM Academy is about seeing yourself differently, hearing yourself more clearly, and allowing yourself to be present, without filters, in front of others.
Between May 15 – June 23, participants are invited to join one of the two modules of personal development courses through theater, coordinated by professional theater actors:
Text taken from Family Magazine | author: Alexandru Jurcan
The snows of yesteryear are coming back, but the teenagers of yesteryear have dissipated in the labyrinth of inventions, taking advantage of scientific advances. Social networks, artificial intelligence. Goodbye, walks in nature, socializing under the sun! The virtual has won, like an evil drug. The reverse of focusing on the internet shows a pitiful tumble towards all kinds of dysfunctions. What does a necessary show mean, an explosive SOS? Exactly the premiere at the Regina Maria Theater in Oradea, that is awakening by Doru Vatavului, directed by Bobi Pricop. Assistant director: Mihai Gligan. A show dedicated to teenagers. Towards understanding, reorientation, awakening.
„"Uncle Vanya" tells us about how people move on, sometimes clumsily, sometimes with unexpected certainty, searching for meaning and a trace of love in days that seem to repeat themselves endlessly. A warm, deeply human and equally timely show, in which a smile appears exactly when you least expect it.
Text taken from Várad Magazine | author: Fried Noémi Lujza
show „"The Awakening"” was presented on January 17 and 18 by the Iosif Vulcan Troupe of the Regina Maria Theater in Oradea. The production, directed by Bobi Pricop based on a contemporary text by Doru Vatavlui, was followed, each time, by discussions between the creators and the audience.
The show has a double cast, so at the Sunday performance we saw, actor Sorin Ionescu addressed the audience before the start, warning that the play's language is vulgar and contains many English expressions — exactly as teenagers speak today. However, during the show, there are also moments that are more shocking than the vulgarity...
The Regina Maria Theater in Oradea invites you to the premiere of the show "I Never Knew How the Air Felt When You Left", inspired by the poetic universe of Ana Blandiana, which will take place on Friday, March 27, at 7:00 PM, at the Transilvania Hall.
