PROGRAM OF THE ORADEA INTERNATIONAL THEATRE FESTIVAL, 2016 edition
Sunday, September 25
- 19:00, Great Hall of the Regina Maria Theater – Festive Opening
- 19:15 Great Hall of the Queen Maria Theatre – Mr. Jordan, after The Bourgeois Gentleman by Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (Molière), stage direction Victor Ioan Frunză, Theater Queen Mary, Oradea – OFF
Monday, September 26
- 5:00 PM, Arcadia Hall – Prah or the Great Lot, by Spiro Gyorgy, directed by Matei Varodi, "Alexandru Davila" Theater, PiesANDyou – FTS- contest
- 19:00, Great Hall of the Queen Maria Theater (performance with the audience on stage) – The tip of the iceberg, after Antonio Tabares, directed by Theodor Cristian Popescu, "Ioan Slavici" Classical Theatre„ Arad – FTS- competition
- 20:00, Urban – Kiss the hand, before I walk, by Mihaela Mihai, directed by Sebastian Wolf, Artemotion Theater, Oradea – OFF
- 21:00, Tourism Promotion Center – Autobahn, by Neil LaBute, directed by Laura Moldovan, Northern Theatre Satu Mare – FTS- contest
Tuesday, September 27
- 5:00 PM, Arcadia Hall – With a little help from my friends, after Maria Manolescu, directed by Alexandru Mâzgăreanu, Excelsior Theatre, Bucharest – FTS- competition
- 19:00, Great Hall of the Queen Maria Theater (performance with the audience on stage) – The Belgrade Trilogy, after Biljana Srbljanovic, directed by Erwin Şimşensohn, "Fani Tardini" Drama Theatre, GalaÞand – FTS – competition
- 19:00, Studio Act Hall – Reasons to be pretty, by Neil LaBute, direction Radu Horghidan, Studio Act Oradea – OFF
- 21:00, Trade Union House of Culture – A strange incident with a dog at midnightÞyl, based on a novel by Mark Haddon, directed by Bobi Pricop, National Theatre enjoyANDyou – FTS – contest
Wednesday, September 28
- 17:00, Trade Union Culture House (performance with the audience on stage) –Anniversary, after Jeroen Van Den Berg, directed by Erwin ANDimANDensohn, "Mihai Eminescu" Theater, Botoșani – FTS- competition
- 19:00, Sala Studio Szigligeti – The Book of Elders, based on the poem by Szilágyi Domokos, directed by Mihaela Panainte, Hungarian State Theatre, Cluj-Napoca – FTS- competition
- 19:00, Great Hall of the Queen Maria Theater – Masquerade ball, by Giuseppe Verdi, Romanian National Opera Cluj-Napoca – OFF
- 8:00 PM, Studio Act Hall – SHTTTT!, a mime show by Șerban Borda – OFF
- 21:00, Mobile Stage - Union Square – The lovers of Ancona, by Vajda Katalin, Andrei Mihalache, Queen Maria Theater, Towns – OFF
Thursday, September 29
- 19:00, Great Hall of the Queen Maria Theater – Svejk, after Jaroslav Hašek, directed by Alexandru Dabija, Theater Odeum, enjoyANDyou – OFF
- 19:00, Trade Union House of Culture – It's actually beautiful., a show of Volker Schmidt, German State Theatre, Timişoara – FTS- competition
- 21:00, Mobile Stage – Union Square – Orlando, after Virginia Woolf, directed by Anca Bradu Csokonai National Theatre, Debrecen, Hungary – FTS- competition
Friday, September 30
- 5:00 PM, Arcadia Hall – I am Ophelia., after Gertrud Fussenegger, directed by Sorin Militaru, "George Bacovia" Municipal Theater, Bacau – FTS- competition
- 19:00, Great Hall of the Queen Maria Theater – Twelfth Night, by William Shakespeare, stage direction Victor Ioan Frunză, Theater Metropolis, enjoyANDyou – OFF
- 19:00, Sala Studio Szigligeti – The case, by Szíjártó Tímea-Aletta, directed by Sardar Tagirovsky, Szigligeti Theatre, Oradea – OFF
- 19:00, Trade Union House of Culture (performance with the audience on stage) – Yellow.RoANDyou., show of Radu Macrinici, Municipal Theater, Baia Mare – FTS- competition
- 20:00, Center for Tourism Promotion, The Legend of the Holy Drunkard, by Joseph Roth, directed by Geirun Tino, Pygmalion Theater, Vienna – OFF
- 21:00, Mobile Stage – Union Square – In the heart of the nightÞii – The Lear Episode, screenplay by Gavriil Pinte, with inserts by George Banu and Monique Borie, directed by Gavriil Pinte, Regina Maria Theatre, Oradea – FTS- competition
Saturday, October 1
- 5:00 PM, Arcadia Hall – Agamemnon, after Rodrigo Garcia, directed by Andrei Majeri, "Lucian Blaga" National Theatre„ Cluj-Napoca – FTS- competition
- 19:00, Trade Union House of Culture (performance with the audience on stage) –ILLUSIONS, after Ivan Vyripaev, directed by Bobi Pricop, "Marin Sorescu" National Theatre„ Craiova – FTS- competition
- 19:00, Great Hall of the Queen Maria Theater – Nastasia – Neighborhood Story, after "Miss Nastasia" by George Mihail Zamfirescu, stage direction Victor Ioan Frunză, ID Sârbu Theater, Petrosani – OFF
- 8:00 PM, Studio Act Hall – You love, you pay!, directed by Denisa Vlad – OFF
- 21:00, Mobile Stage – Union Square – LEONCE AND LENA, screenplay by Mihai Măniuțiu and Ada Milea after Georg Büchner, directed by Mihai Măniuțiu, Regina Maria Theatre, Oradea – OFF
AWARDS 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. We look forward to seeing you at the theater!
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Self Guided Audio Tour – TRM Theater @Night
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.
How does it work?
- Press play on the audio file below.
- Follow the route indicated during the event.
- Stop in each space and let the story reveal the theater to you, step by step.
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.
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