The Iosif Vulcan troupe of the Regina Maria Theater in Oradea opens the 2025–2026 season with a rich cultural agenda, aimed at offering the audience landmark performances, exciting premieres, creative workshops and festivals dedicated to both loyal spectators and the youngest theater lovers.

The Regina Maria Theater invites you this week to two related events, which complement the theater's cultural program and invite the audience to intercultural dialogue.

The Regina Maria Theater thanks all the participants who sent their proposals within the Open Call dedicated to young directors! It was a close competition, with creative and original projects, which confirmed once again the talent of the new generation of directors.

The finalists of this edition are:
Teodora Petre (winner)
Madalin Hincu
Cristina Giurgea
Michael Gligan

On the occasion of National Culture Day, the Regina Maria Theater in Oradea is preparing a series of special events dedicated to celebrating Romanian cultural heritage. On Wednesday, January 15, the entire Bihor community is invited to participate in a series of activities that will bring to the fore both literary traditions and the importance of culture in our daily lives. From poetry performances and recitals dedicated to the great classics of Romanian literature, to interactive meetings with contemporary authors, the proposed program will respond to a wide spectrum of tastes and interests. Each event will be an opportunity to reflect on the role of culture in the formation of our national identity and to rediscover the beauty of the Romanian word. 

The Iosif Vulcan troupe of the Regina Maria Theater is preparing for the premiere of the show "Elif and the Rain" by Sami Ibrahim, directed by Alex Ianăși, scheduled for December 21 and 22, from 7:00 PM, at the Transilvania Hall.

Sami Ibrahim is a young London writer with a rising career, having already been nominated for Awards Olivier and receiving an award for political theater in 2019. Sami Ibrahim addresses themes in his texts that raise questions about pressing contemporary socio-political issues, questioning the social system that we have created and which sometimes turns against us, especially when we encounter Other.

The Regina Maria Theatre is launching an Open Call addressed to young directors from Romania who are passionate about contemporary comedy. We are looking for original comedy proposals that reflect current realities and challenges, exploring themes relevant to today's audience, in a creative, funny and innovative manner.

The "Iosif Vulcan" troupe of the Regina Maria Theater in Oradea presents on Sunday, November 24, 2024, from 7:00 PM, at the Great Hall, the premiere of the show "An Enemy of the People", adaptation by Thomas Ostermeier and Florian Borchmeyer after Henrik Ibsen, directed by Radu Iacoban.

The cast consists of: Alina Leonte (Katharina Stockmann), Richard Balint (Peter Stockmann), Răzvan Vicoveanu (Thomas Stockmann), Gabriela Codrea (Nina Aslaksen), Elvira Rîmbu (Marta Kill), Alin Stanciu (Hovstad) and Tudor Manea (Billing).

The Regina Maria Theater for the third time in the last four years in the FNT program: "Category B Goddesses" on the Teatrelli stage and "Rabbit Hole" on the Studio Hall stage of the "IL Caragiale" National Theater in Bucharest, within the 34th edition of the National Theater Festival (FNT).

Dear viewers,

The Iosif Vulcan Troupe team of the Regina Maria Theatre is preparing for a new premiere at the Great Hall: "Rabbit Hole", by David Lindsay-Abaire, translated by Adina Oniciuc, directed by Vlad Cristache, which will take place Sunday, April 7, from 7:00 PM, at the Great Hall. 

The cast consists of the following actors: Alina Leonte (Becca), Răzvan Vicoveanu (Howie), Giorgiana Coman (Izzy), Gabriela Codrea (Nat) and Tudor Manea (Jason). The team is completed by Rara, the Malinois puppy who plays the role of Taz and is coordinated by the renowned Oradea trainer, Bondar Alexandru. The show will also feature the voice of Ivan Liam, who plays the role of Danny.

The Regina Maria Theatre is pleased to announce the premiere of the show "Somewhere, Sometime" by John Cariani, translated and adapted by Ándi Gherghe and Adi Iclenzan, under his direction Ándi Gherghe, which will take place Saturday, March 23, from 7:00 p.m., at the Transylvania Hall, playing with the house closed.

The Regina Maria Theatre invites you between December 11-15 to "Open House Week". Visitors will enjoy guided tours of the theater building and admire the exhibition "Theatres by Fellner and Helmer. Subtle reflections on local specificities and identity values", which is the result of extensive research, carried out by the Romanian architect and specialist in historical monuments, Loredana Stasisin, at the initiative of the Austrian Cultural Forum Bucharest.

The theater building can be visited between 2:00 PM and 4:00 PM, by reservation at the phone number 0359.411.535 (Monday-Friday: 09:00-16:00), within the limit of available places (maximum 20 people/tour) with the mention that the last entry is at 15:30. 

We look forward to seeing you!

The Regina Maria Theatre is pleased to announceÞthe premiere of the show "Cactus Flower" by Pierre Barillet and Pierre Grédy, directed by Daniel Vulcu, which will take place on Sunday, September 24, at 7:00 PM, at the Great Hall.

Pierre Barillet and Pierre Grédy are two French writers who have become an emblematic tandem of boulevard theater. Their prolific collaboration began in the 1940s, and "Cactus Flower" is one of their joint projects that enjoyed enormous success, especially on Broadway.

"How, if not with immense regret, do we say goodbye to another colleague and dear friend? In recent years, George Voinese and Tiberiu Covaci have left us, and now, at the beginning of the season, Ion Ruscuț is leaving in great haste."

Ion came to Oradea after graduation and, lo and behold, he stayed in the theater, until his retirement years. He came then, a tall, handsome young man, full of vigor, talent and desire to assert himself. His teacher, director Zoe Anghel Stanca, introduced him, telling us how much she supported the Transylvanian who came to the exam to try his luck. She told us then, those in the theater, what it's like with talent and work on stage, with hard work, with dedication and luck. With the chance of the perfect meeting between the talent a young person is born with and what he adds to it later, through permanent preparation: readings, physical condition and mental contribution.

The 8th edition of the Oradea International Theater Festival has come to an end after 11 intense days of theater! We enjoyed a rich and very good selection of performances, concerts, related cultural events and beautiful artistic encounters.

The "Iosif Vulcan" troupe of the Regina Maria Theater has the great pleasure of announcingÞthe premiere of the show "98% (the right decision)" by Andreea Tănase, directed by Cătălin Mardale, which will take place on April 23, at 7 p.m., at the Arcadia Hall.

Every year, on World Theatre Day, which is celebrated on March 27, An internationally recognized personality is invited to deliver a message, which is translated into over 50 languages. This year, the author of the International Message for World Theatre Day is Egyptian actress Samiha Ayoub.