The Regina Maria Theatre is pleased to announce the national premiere of the play "Baraca", by Aiat Fayez, which enjoys the directorial and scenographic signature of Tudor Lucanu. The premiere will take place on Saturday, March 11, at 7:00 PM, at the Arcadia Hall. The author of the play, Aiat Fayez (b. 1979), is a contemporary playwright of Iranian origin, who immigrated to Paris to study philosophy. Shortly after publishing his first novel, in 2009 – "Cycle des manières de mourir", which deals with the theme FOREIGNER from the immigrant's perspective – he moves to Vienna, where he will dedicate himself entirely to writing. He publishes two more novels and writes several plays that are successful and attract the attention of French theater people as well. Thus, in 2015, at the suggestion of director Ludovic Lagarde, he writes the text "Baraca", especially for the TERRORisms project, initiated by the "Union of Theaters in Europe" and financed by the Creative Europe Program, which was staged at the Comedy Theater in Reims.

The show "A Very Simple Story", by Maria Lado, directed by Elvira Rîmbu, returned from the third edition of the "Scena ca o stradă" International Theatre Festival, organized by the West Theatre of Reşiţa, crowned with success. No prizes were awarded during the festival, but based on forms filled out by the spectators, a special audience prize was established, and the honorable title went to the performance from Oradea. 

The success enjoyed by the Oradea troupe was also recorded by the press from Reșiști, which perfectly captured the emotion and the connection that was created between the stage and the audience: "you can't imagine how much emotion there was in the hall, how much electricity between the stage and the audience. Well, at the end, some were leaving the hall crying, others laughing! I won't go on, I'll just say that this show "melted" us and humanized us!" (Matei Marcione, Are you telling me that the sow flies?! A very simple story!, in: "Argument")

The International Theatre Festival "Scena ca o Stradă" took place between 10-20 February 2017, during which the audience from Reși enjoyed 22 theatre performances from Romania and abroad, book launches, theatre courses (workshops), painting exhibitions and debates. The special guest of this edition was the playwright Matei Vișniec, present at the premiere of the show "Migraaanți", directed by Ovidiu Caița, set designer Oana Cernea.

We thank the audience in Reşiţa for the love they rewarded us with!

MARCH 2017 PROGRAM

The Regina Maria Theater is pleased to announce the second premiere of this year by the Iosif Vulcan Troupe: "In Full Glory!", by Peter Quilter, directed by Cristian Ioan, which will take place on Sunday, February 26, at 7:00 PM, at the Great Hall of the Regina Maria Theater.

Peter Quilter is an established contemporary British playwright whose plays have been staged in renowned theatres in over 40 countries around the world, including South Africa, Canada and Australia. He has been nominated twice for Olivier Awards (Best New Comedy in 2006 and Best New Play in 2011), and his Broadway debut received three Tony Award nominations.

The Arcadia troupe of the Regina Maria Theatre is pleased to invite you to a new premiere: "Gulliver”, adaptation of Jonathan Swift, directed by Radu Dinulescu, which will take place on Sunday, February 19, at 11:00, at the Arcadia Hall. The show starts from the essence of Swift's novel, but the theme is approached in a contemporary manner, both from the point of view of the construction of the subject and that of the stage setting, as it proposes a combination of the universe of puppet animation with stereoscopic 3D images.

The Arcadia troupe of the Regina Maria Theatre, in partnership with the Ion Creangă Theatre in Bucharest (www.teatrulioncreanga.ro), organizes, between January 27-29, 2017, the first edition of "Mini Fest - theater days for the youngest spectators", an event dedicated to the youngest spectators: children aged between 0 and 6 years.

Bihor County Council, the Regina Maria Theater and the Crişana Professional Artistic Ensemble invite you on Tuesday, January 24, from 7:00 PM, to the Great Hall of the Regina Maria Theater to celebrate together the Union of the Romanian Principalities through the extraordinary concert "On the Day of the Union".

The Regina Maria Theater is pleased to announce the fifth premiere of the Iosif Vulcan Troupe of the 2016-2017 season: "Isabela, three caravels and a great liar", by Dario Fo, directed by Eugen Gyemant, which will take place on Saturday, January 21, at 7:00 PM, at the Great Hall.

Dario Fo (born March 24, 1926, Sangiano, Italy – died October 13, 2016, Milan), a contemporary playwright, set designer and actor, is a complex artistic personality, being particularly renowned for his dramatic texts of political and social satire. He was a laureate of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1997, but his subversive humor also created a series of problems for him, so that he often had to face censorship, death threats, bans and even criticism from the Catholic Church.

The Regina Maria Theater has the honor of inviting you to a very special theatrical evening, dedicated to the 167th anniversary of the birth of the great poet Mihai Eminescu: the recital-performance "Caroling through the world of Luceafărului". We will be led slowly through Eminescu's lyrical universe by the actor who knew how to best portray the purity of poetic form on stage: Eugen Țugulea, laureate in 2016 of the UNITER award for a life dedicated to theater and poetry.

The lyrical journey will be harmoniously accompanied by the graceful voices of the soloists of the Crișana Professional Artistic Ensemble: Simona Costin, Otilia Haragoș, Felicia Costin, Luminița Tomuța, Cornelia Covaciu and by the magical music that emerges from the keyboard of pianist Henrietta Varady.

The success of a show is confirmed by the long applause of the audience and the appreciation of the critics. The Regina Maria Theater has long since surpassed its own borders and has enjoyed such magnificent experiences everywhere it has stopped. We returned from Galaţi victorious and awarded, but the Arad audience also received us as lovingly as every year.

„"Mr. Jurdan" won the hearts of all who crossed the threshold of his extravagant house and was rewarded with a lot of laughter and well-deserved applause at the end (Marius Oliviu, "Romanian Theatre"). His emphatic spirit overflowed with energy and caused a sensation on Friday, November 18, at the 22nd edition of the Arad International Classical Theatre Festival.

„"Mr. Jourdain" is a dramatic rewrite of the comedy "The Bourgeois Gentleman" by Jean Baptiste Poquelin Molière and "The Cursed Jourdain" by Mikhail Bulgakov, under the stage direction of Victor Ioan Frunză, who succeededANDit to create a variant that workedÞexcellently decorated, where kitsch ANDand ignoranceÞI am at home, where nothing is too much, too flashy, or too bombastic. A play that led to a happy endingANDthat's what ANDhe proposed: show exactly how embarrassing it is to-ÞYou take on something that doesn't define you.ANDyou. (Raluca Medeleanu, „The king of glitter kitsch – with lots and lots of glitter.

From Arad, we headed to another festival with tradition, the International Theatre Festival "Interferences", organized by the Hungarian State Theatre Cluj-Napoca, with the show "In the Heart of the Night - Episode Lear". Performed in a post-industrial, apocalyptic space - namely Hala Remarul, the show revealed new valences, new perspectives of interpretation that surprised and challenged at the same time. Loaded with significance, with an imaginary and ritualistic universe offering, "Episode Lear" fascinated so much that the audience went beyond their own comfort to enjoy each nuance at leisure. Two performances were performed, on November 26, at 4:00 PM and 10:00 PM, both enjoying a large audience, among which were also guests from abroad.

We were also honored with the presence of renowned theater scholar George Banu and literary critic Sorin Alexandrescu, who, together with director Gavriil Pinte, playwright András Visky and director Tompa Gabor - director of the Hungarian Theater, held a conference about the show, organized as part of the festival the next day at Casa Tiff.

After so many successes, we return home confident and honored, thoroughly preparing for the month ahead, a month full of wonderful shows dedicated to a special audience!

The enchanting winter ballet in two exceptional performances by the Romanian National Opera in Cluj

In anticipation of the wonderful winter holidays, Romanian National Opera in Cluj-Napoca is pleased to extend a special invitation to you to one of the most delightful shows dedicated to Christmas and childhood: "”"The Nutcracker"”, of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. The enchanting ballet will delight the Oradea audience in two exceptional performances, Saturday, December 10, 2016, from 4:00 p.m., respectively 7:00 p.m., at The Great Hall of the Regina Maria Theater in Oradea. Both representations will enjoy the presence soloists and the ballet ensemble of the Romanian National Opera in Cluj-Napoca.

A title adored by the general public, of great notoriety and one of the most beloved ballet performances performed on the world's great stages around the Winter Holidays, "The Nutcracker" enjoys great popularity, having been successfully translated over time into an ice ballet, feature film, cartoon or illustrated book. The magical ballet in two acts glides harmoniously on the score of the Russian composer Tchaikovsky., based on the fairy tale of the same name by Alexandre Dumas.

The fascinating winter story brings us to the festive atmosphere in the Silberhaus family living room, where all the loved ones are enjoying the celebration of the Christmas tree. Little Maria and her brother Fritz rush over the presents, but the most precious of all is, by far, the towering Nutcracker, viewed with great admiration. From here until entering the magical realm of fairies, giants and dolls who interpret cheerfully Snowflake Waltz, it's just one step.

The cast that brings the fascinating show to life on the Cluj Opera stage consists of: Andreea Jura (Maria), Dan Haja (The Nutcracker), Adelina Filipaș (The Dragée Fairy), Doina Anamaria Florea, Marius Toda (Councillor Drosselmeyer), Romulus Petruș (President Silberhaus), Daniela Drăgușin, Antoniu Mon, Laura Pop, Valentin Mihăilă, Augustin Gribnicea, Lucian Bacoiu, Octavian Popa, accompanied by a group of students from the "Octavian Stroia" Choreography High School”, on the notes The Romanian National Opera Orchestra in Cluj-Napoca, under the baton of conductor Jozsef Horvath. Choreography and artistic direction are signed by Basil Solomon, with his choreographic takeover Dan Haja.

We invite you to step onto the joyful Snowflake Waltz, on an imaginary journey that will bring back the unparalleled joy of childhood on Christmas Eve!

Tickets are on sale at the theater's Ticket Agency from Monday to Friday between 10:00 and 19:00, and on weekends between 10:00 and 13:00. You can also purchase tickets one hour before each performance or online at www.biletmaster.ro. For additional information and ticket reservations, please call: 0259/440.742.

Stormy applause and awards for the Oradea theater at the XXVIIIth edition of the National Comedy Festival, organized by the "Fani Tardini" Dramatic Theater in Galati. The Regina Maria Theater participated in the festival with the show "The Man of La Mancha", by Dale Wasserman, directed by György Korcsmáros and returned home crowned with laurels: three of the ten awards were won by the Oradea show.

Thus, the decoration award is awarded to the Israeli Paul Salzberger, the costume award went to Amalia Judea, who provided the outline through the spectacular decor and impressive costumes of the Oradea musical, and audience award is won by the show "with an extraordinary display of strength" (Victor Cilincă "Free Life"): THE MAN FROM LA MANCHA.

The Galati National Comedy Festival, with a 40-year tradition in the Romanian cultural landscape, opened its doors on Saturday, November 5 and ended yesterday, November 13, 2016, offering a true theatrical regal to the people of Galati.

The selector of this edition of the Comedy Festival was the theater critic Alice Georgescu, and the jury was made up of the theater critic Doina Papp, the theater columnist and cultural journalist Gabriela Lupu, the director Radu Dinulescu, the set designer Vioara Bara, the actor and writer Cornel (Mimi) Brănescu and Prof. Zanfir Ilie, the manager of the "VA Urechia" library, advisor to the Culture Commission of the Local Council.

We thank the Galați audience for the love with which they welcome us every year. We are honored and happy with the awards that have been given to us and we set off gloriously towards other adventures and other conquests… of hearts.

The Arcadia troupe of the Regina Maria Theatre toured the country this fall and delighted, through their stories, the imaginative curiosity of the little spectators, but also of the older ones, who still kept a piece of magic in their souls. The storytellers' diligence was duly rewarded, as they returned crowned with awards.

The Regina Maria Theater regretfully announces the cancellation of the show "DAWN-WAY", scheduled for today, October 31, at 7:00 PM, at the Arcadia Hall. The show is suspended for medical reasons. We ask viewers who have purchased tickets to come to the theater agency (Monday - Friday between 10:00 AM and 7:00 PM, and Saturday and Sunday between 10:00 AM and 1:00 PM) to receive a refund of the ticket price.

Thank you for your understanding and we apologize for any inconvenience! 

We look forward to seeing you at the Regina Maria Theater performances scheduled for November!

In autumn, there are many more reasons to come to the theater! The month of November brings together the fruits of rich seasons on the stage of the Regina Maria Theater and invites you to enjoy varied performances that can satisfy everyone's need for comedy, drama or tragedy.

November theatrical begins with a touching story, sprinkled with moments of humor, about some little animals that offer a lesson in humanity to those who have gotten lost in the rush of life and forgotten how to be human. „"A very simple story", by Maria Lado, directed by Elvira Rîmbu – Thursday, November 3, from 7:00 PM, at the Arcadia Hall.