Between December 20 and 22, the Arcadia Theater is organizing the Mini Magic Festival, during which four acting troupes will offer the audience interactive magic shows and storytelling.

The Mini Festival will start on Friday, December 20, at 11:00 AM, at the Arcadia Hall, with a unique show of scientific experiments. The Magic Puppet troupe from Cluj will bring to the Arcadia Theater stage the interactive show entitled "Miniomul de szczecinta". "Science is the true magic that can create spectacular things. That is why we invite you to discover the secrets of science with us, to show you how amazing it can be. However, for all things to work, a lot of scientific energy is needed and let's learn together what the rules are to become a Mini-szczecinta", actor Silviu Ruști tells the little spectators. The show lasts 40 minutes and is recommended for children over 3 years old.

On Saturday, December 21, the audience is invited to one of the Arcadia Troupe's most beloved shows: "Santa's Sleigh". Since the performances at 11:00 and 13:00 are Sold Out, a new performance of this play has been scheduled, starting at 15:00. On the same day, starting at 18:00, the Other Association from Cluj presents the show "The Kid with Three Goats", directed by Eniko Takas. This is a real puppet show, starring Lucian Rad and Andreea Ajtai. "The Kid with Three Goats" is an adaptation of the story by Octav Pancu, enriched with poems and songs by Cristina Segăreanu.

On Sunday, December 22, at 11:00, the magic show "Hocus-Pocus" will take place. This time, from the Magic Puppet Cluj company, the one who will entertain the audience in the hall is the magician Florin Suciu, in an interactive show dedicated to the whole family. "A magician, a magic wand and a top hat. All that is missing is a bunny. But what happens when the bunny is also a magician? In the show "Hocus Pocus" we invite you to meet the bunny Bubu and see what adventures our magician will go through in order to be able to pull Bubu out of the hat", the description of the show says. Also on the last day of the festival, at 18:00, at the Arcadia Hall, children over 7 years old are welcome to the show "Magic from the Future", alongside Eduard and Bianca.

Tickets are on sale at the Theatre Agency, Arcadia Hall, 1st floor – Vulturul Negru Passage and online, at bilete.ro. The agency's operating hours are the same: Tuesday – Friday from 12:00 to 18:00, Saturday from 10:00 to 13:00, and closed on Sunday and Monday.

Dear viewers,

We regret to announce that the performance The Fiddler on the Roof on December 18th is suspended due to the fact that one of the members of the artistic team has health problems.

To return the value of the tickets, please contact the Ticket Agency (0371.381.550), and if they were purchased online from Bilete.ro, please send an email to [email protected].

Bihor County Council, the Regina Maria Theater and the "Crişana" Professional Artistic Ensemble invite you on Sunday, December 1, 2019, from 6:00 PM, to the Trade Unions' Culture House in Oradea to celebrate, for the first time, together with brothers from across the Prut, Romania's National Day, through the Extraordinary Concert "From the Heart of a Romanian".

Together with the Crișana Professional Artistic Ensemble, the renowned National Academic Folk Dance Ensemble "JOC" from the Republic of Moldova, performing for the first time in Oradea, will create a festive atmosphere.

Special guests in the show will be Mirela Mănescu and Adriana and Mariana Anghel, who will perform alongside Bihor artists Simona Costin, Felicia Costin, Petrică Popa, Cornelia Covaciu, Luminiţa Tomuţa, Cornel Borza, Stângaciu and Leontin Ciucur.

Accompanying the orchestra of the Professional Artistic Ensemble "Crişana", led by master conductor Adrian Miescu, and the orchestra of the National Academic Folk Dance Ensemble "JOC", led by Chief Conductor Vasile Goia.

            Choreographers: Ion Bencheci, assistants Daniel Sandro and Mircea Dărăban and Prim – ballet master Eugen Sandu – from Chișinău.         

            Presented by: Maria Teisanu and Miruna Lazar

            Artistic director: Leontin Ciucur

            Interim Manager of the Regina Maria Theatre: Elvira Rîmbu

Director of the Crișana Professional Artistic Ensemble: Leontin Ciucur

General Director of the National Academic Folk Dance Ensemble “JOC”: Aliona Strîmbeanu.

            The price of a ticket is 25 lei. Tickets can be purchased at the Arcadia Theater Agency (Passage Vulturul Negru) and online at www.bilete.ro. For additional information and reservations, please call the phone number: 0371/381.550.

We look forward to seeing you!

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Leontin Ciucur

Director of the Professional Artistic Ensemble "Crişana"„

The show AVALANȘA, staged at the Regina Maria Theatre by director Petru Vutcărău after the text by the late Turkish playwright Tuncer Cücenoğlu, is appreciated in every festival in which it is part of the program. The most recent award, the Best Show Award, was awarded to the team just yesterday, at the end of the Maltepe International Theatre Festival in Istanbul and was handed over, at the closing ceremony of the event, to Mrs. Elvira Rîmbu, Acting Manager of the Regina Maria Theatre and Mr. Andrian Locovei, Artistic Director of the Iosif Vulcan Troupe.

The show AVALANCHE premiered in November of last year and tells the harrowing story of a small community in the mountains of Anatolia, which is guided by outdated rules fueled by ancestral fears. Because of the belief that noise can cause an avalanche that covers the entire settlement, those who live in these already harsh conditions submit to seemingly absurd rules, but which are intended to ensure their continuity. Thus, for nine months of each year, the community members must live in deathly silence, and their activities are limited. But what will happen if, before the danger of the avalanche passes, a child is about to be born?

The unusual subject, as well as the ethical issues it raises, transforms the show into a novelty that attracts the audience and theater people alike.

Since its premiere, the show has been part of the program of three festivals, in addition to the one in Istanbul, being appreciated each time, both by the audience, through the incessant applause, and by the jury members, who rewarded the acting efforts of the artistic team with awards: nomination for Best Show at the "Elvira Godeanu" Târgu Jiu Theater Festival - 1st edition, nomination for actress Georgia Căprărin for the Audience Award for the role of Ghost of a Girl, within the same festival and the Special Jury Award at the 7th edition of the Oradea International Theater Festival. 

The adventure doesn't end here. The next stop will be in the capital, where AVALANȘA will be performed at the prestigious FNT (National Theatre Festival), on October 23, at the Odeon Theatre. Until then, we invite Oradea residents to see the show at home, on October 20, from 8:00 PM, at the Florica Ungur Hall.

Tickets can be purchased from the Theater Agency, Tuesday to Friday between 12:00-18:00 and Saturday between 10:00-13:00 and online at www.biletmaster.ro.

The Oradea City Museum-Cultural Complex in collaboration with the Brukenthal National Museum, the "Radu Stanca" Theater in Sibiu, the Regina Maria Theater in Oradea, the Romanian Diocese United with the Greek-Catholic Roman Catholic Diocese of Oradea, invites you to the opening of the painting exhibition Faust: Vanity and Despair.

Exhibits by artist Alexandru Cînean.
Curators: Prof. Dr. Jan de Maere, Dr. Diana Iancu, Dr. Alexandru Chituță. 

The event will take place on September 6, 4:00 PM at the Oradea City Museum-Cultural Complex, in the Princely Palace, building B, 1st floor, room 13.

Visual artist Alexandru Cînean was drawn to the challenge of an exhibition project on the dangers of human intelligence. The motif is inspired by a masterpiece of universal dramaturgy: the tragedy faustian by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. The occasion was the performances of this play directed by Silviu Purcărete, at the “Radu Stanca” Theatre in Sibiu. The extremely laborious project first involved the execution of a series of 20 preparatory studies, then transposed onto a double format, 120 x 120 cm. The compositions are conceived as a series of interrogations about the human soul and the condition of the actor, which focus on human emotions caused by desire and pleasure, by the pursuit of fame and greatness, captured in an ambivalent manner, as a result of the actors’ confrontation with their roles and their own image, but also about death and salvation. But not only the actors, but also the director, the painter, the viewer, whoever he may be, can recognize themselves in this endeavor.

 The Regia Maria Theater team begins the 2019-2020 season with fresh forces, lots of positive energy and artistic projects that will take place in several spaces in the city. 

The program of performances begins in September and resumes some of the most recent productions from the previous season, as well as theatrical performances beloved by the audience, exponents of all types of dramatic genre. Until the completion of the modernization works of the stage at the Great Hall, carried out through the project "Romanian-Hungarian cross-border incubator for performing arts", financed under the Interreg VA Romania-Hungary program, the performances of the Regina Maria Theater will take place at the Arcadia Hall, the Trade Unions' Culture House, the Oradea State Philharmonic, the "Florica Ungur" Hall and on the Mobile Stage located in the Oradea Citadel.

The performances of the Iosif Vulcan Troupe will generally start at 7:00 PM, except for those that will take place on the Mobile Stage located in the Oradea Citadel, which will start at 9:00 PM, and the show "Avalanșa", which will take place on October 20, at the "Florica Ungur" Hall, at 8:00 PM. After this performance, the show "Avalanșa" will be performed on October 23 at the Odeon Theater in Bucharest, as part of this year's edition of the National Theater Festival.

The Arcadia Band's performances will be played exclusively at the Arcadia Hall and will start at 11:00 AM.

Come laugh, rebel and get excited at shows you already love or have been eagerly awaiting! The first weekend of September is marked by the most recent show staged at the Regina Maria Theater: THE SOUND OF MUSIC, a charming musical that paves the way for a magical journey into the realm of childhood. The children who play in the show form two casts, so we invite you on both September 6 and 7, from 7:00 PM, at the Trade Unions' House of Culture.

Another recent show that has sparked positive reactions since its premiere is the political comedy "...ESCU", a timeless picture of political life in Romania, with funny and at the same time meaningful moments, which will take place on Tuesday, September 24, also at the Trade Unions' Culture House, at 7:00 PM.

We invite you to consult the full program here:

Tickets have already gone on sale and can be purchased online at www.biletmaster.ro, and from the Theatre Agency starting Monday, August 19, 12:00.

This season, the Agency is open from Tuesday to Friday between 12:00 and 18:00 and on Saturdays between 10:00 and 13:00, and the phone number you can call for more information and ticket reservations is 0372 368 475.

We remind you that you can also purchase tickets one hour before the show at the entrance to the hall where it will take place.

We look forward to seeing you at all the shows!

The very day after the end of this year's edition of the Oradea International Theater Festival, the actors of the Iosif Vulcan Troupe of the Regina Maria Theater embarked on an international tour with the show "Hamlet's Trap", by Nedialko Yordanov, directed by Petru Vutcărău.

Thus, between June 10-18, performances took place in three cities in Georgia: Kutaisi, Zugdidi and Tbilisi, the actors from Oradea being rewarded with thunderous applause and sincere appreciation, and on June 19, the show was performed at the U Troitsy Festival in Sergiyev Posad, Russia. The jury of this festival was made up of university professors, editors of cultural magazines, renowned theater scholars and theater critics, who together decided that the team of the Regina Maria Theater deserves the SPECIAL JURY AWARD for the way they managed to convey the passion and enthusiasm with which they live their roles during the show. 

After two weeks of stories spent in distant lands and proud of the appreciation we received, we set off for Constanța, where, between June 26-30, we will make politician Decebal Necșulescu famous: the political comedy "...ESCU" will be performed during this edition of the "Myths of the Fortress" International Theater Festival organized by the Constanța State Theater.

The last performance of this season is the show "Domnișoara Iulia", which is part of the program of the International Theater Festival organized in Turda and will be performed on July 4th.

The 7th edition of the Oradea International Theatre Festival has come to an end, after eight intensive days of theatre. One of the most anticipated moments of the festival is the award ceremony of the Short Theatre Festival – competition section, which is this year in its 25th edition.

The selection of the SHORT THEATRE FESTIVAL was made by Victoria Balint – head of cultural projects and public relations at the Regina Maria Theatre, and the following performances were included in the competition:

1. suicide based on texts by Luigi Pirandello, translation, screenplay and direction by Norbert Boda – Baia Mare Municipal Theatre
2. THE WHOLE FAMILY by István Örkény, directed by Sânziana Stoican – „Ioan Slavici” Classical Theatre, Arad
3. BEFORE BREAKFAST by Eugene O`Neil, stage version and direction: Andrei and Andreea Grosu – "Maria Filotti" Theater, Brăila
4. BRUTUS or THE MURDER OF JULIUS CAESAR by Tüncer Cucenoğlu, directed by Irakli Gogia – Tbilisi Sandro Akhmeteli State Drama Theatre, Georgia
5. THE MONSTER OF THE SAND by Csaba Szekely, directed by Andi Gherghe – "Fani Tardini" Drama Theatre, Galați
6. AN OPEN RELATIONSHIP by Dario Fo and Franca Rame, directed by Ana-Ioana Macaria – Bucharest Art Theatre
7. MEDEA'S BOYS – dramaturgy Ionuț Sociu + fragments from "Medea" by Euripides, directed by Andrei Măjeri – Apollo111 Theatre, Bucharest
8. AVALANCHE by Tüncer Cucenoğlu, directed by Petru Vutcărău – Regina Maria Theatre, Oradea

This year, the jury of the Short Theatre Festival was made up of three great personalities from the world of theatre, ION PARCHON, ELIZABETH POP and ION SAPDARU, who carefully analyzed the performances and decided to award the following prizes:

The Regina Maria Theatre team is delighted to announce the premiere of the show „"The Sound of Music"”, music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, libretto by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, based on the novel "The Trapp Family Singers" by Maria Augusta Trapp. This production is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd. on behalf of R&H Theatricals and will premiere on Saturday, June 1, at 7:00 PM, in the Great Hall and on Sunday, June 2, at the opening of this edition of the Oradea International Theatre Festival.

The show "The Sound of Music" is based on the play of the same name, which, in turn, is inspired by the true story of the von Trapp family. The action revolves around the teenager Maria who, during World War II, goes from being a postulant at the Nonnberg monastery to being the governess of the seven children of the widowed naval captain Georg von Trapp. Through music, Maria will manage to conquer the hearts of the children and the captain alike, and love will help them overcome the horrors of war, from fleeing the Nazis to the economic recession.

Maria's autobiography was the inspiration for the famous film The Sound of Music, directed by Robert Wise and starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer. The Sound of Music won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, and became one of the most beloved musicals in cinema history.

The Regina Maria Theater, in partnership with the Bihor County Council, the Oradea City Hall, the FITO Cultural Foundation and UNITER, organizes the 7th edition of the Oradea International Theater Festival from June 2 to 9.

Spectators are invited to participate for eight days in a theatrical marathon that brings together no less than 19 performances from renowned theater companies from across the country, but also from abroad: Moldova, Ukraine, Georgia and France.  

The Oradea International Theatre Festival will include two major sections this year: the competition section – SHORT THEATRE FESTIVAL, reached the anniversary edition with number XXV and the section GUEST SHOWS – OUT OF COMPETITION.

THE SHORT THEATRE FESTIVAL is a unique cultural event in the Romanian theatrical landscape and has a competitive character. This year the selection was made by Victoria Balint – head of the cultural projects and public relations office of the Regina Maria Theatre and includes 8 productions made by both institutionalized and independent theatres. The jury is made up of three cultural personalities of Romanian theatre: theatre critics Ion Parhon and Elisabeta Pop and theatre and film actor Ion Sapdaru.

Two actors of the "Regina Maria" Theater - "Iosif Vulcan" Troupe were born on April 1. Humorous and vibrant personalities, both have open, communicative and energetic personalities, which can be seen in the interviews below. You can see both of them in "...Escu", the most recent production of the Oradea theater.

Between April 5-8, the Iosif Vulcan Troupe will play two of the most beloved shows by Oradea audiences: the tragicomedy "A Very Simple Story" and the successful musical "The Fiddler on the Roof".

 The Iosif Vulcan troupe of the "Regina Maria" Theater is preparing for its third premiere this year: "…I am afraid.", by Tudor Mușatescu, directed by Claudiu Goga, which will take place on Sunday, March 31, at 7:00 PM, at the Great Hall.