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Monday: 2:00 PM-6:00 PM
Tuesday: 12:00 - 18:00
Wednesday: 10:00 - 14:00
Thursday: 12:00 - 18:00
Friday: 10:00 - 14:00
Saturday and Sunday: closed
The agency is also open one hour before the start of each show at the Great Hall, regardless of the day.

TICKET AGENCY PROGRAM
Monday: 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday: 12:00 - 18:00
Wednesday: 10:00 - 14:00
Thursday: 12:00 - 18:00
Friday: 10:00 - 14:00
Saturday and Sunday: closed
The agency is also open one hour before the start of each show at the Great Hall, regardless of the day.
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Stay connected to the pulse of the stage! In this section you will find the latest information about our performances, special events, premieres, interviews with artists, behind the scenes of productions, participation in festivals and other important moments in the life of the Regina Maria Theater. Stay up to date with everything that is happening in the fascinating world of Oradea theater!

OUR SHARED STAGE

Written by Florina Dometi on 26 Oct, 2026.

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Every theater is part of a community. Every community has a story.
Every year, on 25 October, historic buildings across Europe, along with other institutions dedicated to heritage, celebrate the European Historic Theaters Day.
Our Shared Stage celebrates historic buildings as spaces that belong to multiple generations, communities and cultures. A theater is more than a stage or an auditorium: it is a place of encounter, shaped by all those who have worked, learned and performed within its walls.
On the occasion of the European Historic Theaters Day, PERSPECTIV – Association of Historic Theaters in Europe invites you to discover its new website!
https://www.perspectiv-online.org
A space dedicated to the beauty, history and heritage of European theatre.
Join the celebration!

PRESS RELEASE | Selection of the Oradea International Theatre Festival 2026

Written by Florina Dometi on 2 Jul, 2026.

On the 50th anniversary of the first theater festival in Oradea – Short Theatre Week, the Regina Maria Theatre announces the selection of the 10th edition of the Oradea International Theatre Festival (FITO), financed by the Bihor County Council, which will take place between 11–20 September 2026. This year's anniversary edition brings to the fore a broad and diverse program, built around the two already established sections: the 28th edition of the Short Theatre Festival and the 6th edition of the Arcadia Children's Theatre Festival, which resumes after an 8-year break. The program of performances will be supported by a series of other events that will transform FITO into a meeting place between artists, professionals in the field of performing arts and the public.

Older man with a gray beard wearing a black cap and navy t-shirt, arms crossed and a subtle smile.

THE SUGGESTOR | Interview with director Ion Sapdaru

Written by Florina Dometi on 19 Jun, 2026.

Born on August 4, 1961, in Doroțcaia, Dubăsari district, in the Transnistria region (Republic of Moldova), Ion Sapdaru built his artistic training between two important cultural spaces. He graduated from the Theater Institute in Chișinău (1979–1983), continued his studies at the prestigious VGIK Institute of Cinematography in Moscow (1985–1989), and later pursued a master's degree in directing in the Russian capital.

His artistic career combines theater and film acting with directing and dramaturgy. He is an actor and director at the "Vasile Alecsandri" National Theater in Iași, but he has acted and directed on numerous important stages in Romania and the Republic of Moldova, including the Oradea Theater. In cinema, he has collaborated on representative productions of Romanian film, being awarded the Gopo Award in 2007 for the best actor, for the role in the film Was it or wasn't it?, directed by Corneliu Porumboiu. At the same time, his artistic vocation also manifested itself in the pedagogical field, working as a professor at the "George Enescu" University of Arts in Iași.

„"The Awakening" arrives at TIFF Cluj | live-cinema about deepfake, teenagers and the internet

Written by Ramona Nemeș on 29 May, 2026.

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 "Deșteptarea", by Doru Vatavlui, directed by Bobi Pricop, in a special performance that will take place on June 18, 2026, from 6:00 PM, in the large 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 Poftim Cultură platform. 

Poster for 23 May 2026 Theater Night with Romanian program details and decorative yellow-framed icons around a grayscale theater façade.

The Regina Maria Theater opens its backstage during the Museum Night event

Written by Ramona Nemeș on 30 Apr, 2026.

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.

TRM 2026 Theater Academy poster: bold white and yellow text on gray, dates May 15–June 23, with a yellow-tinted group photo on the left.

Regina Maria Theater reopens the doors of TRM Academy in 2026 – personal development program through theater

Written by Ramona Nemeș on 29 Apr, 2026.

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: