"The text seems necessary to me precisely because we live in a society in which individualism is the main ethical imperative, in which the Other has no value except to the extent that it can represent a means to achieve profit. I chose this text because it presents the immigrant's condition from two perspectives. The personal, human one, of the fears, of the torture given by this situation in which it is < > to exist in a place, of love, of searching for a < >, of the ways in which Elif colors this alienating existence. And the other, which is the political perspective, of man who is only worth as much as he can produce. Of man as a tool of work and nothing more. And especially, of a bureaucratic system built to ensure that someone like Elif will never be able to obtain the rights necessary to overcome the condition of a simple tool of work, will never be able to live as a human being.” (Alex Ianăși)

Distribution:
Elif: Anda Tamasanu
Lily: Carina Bunea
Owner: Ioana Dragoș Gajdó
Son: George Dometi
Worker: Sorin Ionescu
Woman: Denisa Vlad
Policeman: Eugen Neag
Registrars: Corina Cernea, Angela Tanko, Giorgiana Coman, Mihaela Gherdan

Directed by: Alex Ianasi
Scenography: Tinatin Gobejishvili
Music: Ovidiu Iloc
Lighting Design: Vlad Lazarescu

Premiere date: December 21, 22, 2024
Show duration: 2h

Show recommended for people over 14 years old!

One of the masterpieces of silent cinema made by Charlie Chaplin is transformed into a lively and moving musical on the stage of the Regina Maria Theater.

The story is a simple one: Charlie Chaplin, a film director, while on the set giving a speech to his employees, learns some sad news. But this whole moment is interrupted by a kid, who is running from the police and asks the director to pretend to be his father. This is where the idea of a touching but humorous film starts, in which the protagonists are a poor glazier and an orphaned child, who go through all sorts of adventures together.

"We are all playing, whether we want to or not, whether we know it or not, in a great political comedy. And it would be a pure comedy if it were not, at bottom, a tragicomedy – (in)human." 

It has been said and continues to be said about Romania that it is the last country in the world. And for many, this statement gives them a cynical (and sterile) satisfaction. I am one of those who say that it is impossible for some of us not to feel pain. And I want to share this fact, to let it be known.

by David Lindsay-Abaire, directed by Vlad Cristache

In a parallel universe, everything is wonderful and things happen as they should. In this universe, a child runs after a dog, then returns to play in the living room.

In another universe, a collective butterfly effect is created where someone forgets an open door, someone answers the phone, someone is in a hurry and everyone, for a split second, does not anticipate what is about to happen… and the dog returns on its own. An accident occurs, an absurd accident, for which everyone and no one is to blame at the same time. And the healing process is a difficult one, which takes place on a personal and interpersonal level as well.

Rabbit Hole is a moving psychological drama, cleverly constructed around the idea of loss and the survival mechanisms people adopt in the slow process of healing. It is a warm story of acceptance, strength and transformation.

Distribution:
Becca – Alina Leonte
Howie – Razvan Vicoveanu
Izzy – Giorgiana Coman
Nat – Gabriela Codrea
Jason – Tudor Manea
Taz – Rare*

Artistic direction: Vlad Cristache
Scenography: Andreea Tecla
*Trainer: Alexandru Bondar

Premiere date: April 7, 2024
Show duration: 2h

Show not recommended for people under 14 years old!

Strobe lights are used during the show, which may affect people with epilepsy or sensitivity to this type of light.

"Cyrano de Bergerac" is a theatrical tour de force, capturing passion that transcends time through spoken word, contemporary poetry and raw physicality. Cyrano seduces through rhythm and rhyme, using his linguistic brilliance to help another man win the heart of his true love, upholding - above all - his own unbridled love for words.

A genius of language, but convinced of his own ugliness, Cyrano secretly loves the sparkling Roxane, while Roxane is in love with the handsome but inarticulate Cristian.

Cyrano's generous offer to act as an intermediary between the two sets in motion a touching and often hilarious love triangle, in which each character is torn between the lure of physical attraction and the seductive power of words.

In this captivating adaptation by Martin Crimp of Edmond Rostand's masterpiece, "Cyrano de Bergerac" brings to the forefront questions of identity, beauty, and the true nature of love, offering a remarkable and memorable theatrical experience.

Distribution:

Cyrano: Richard Balint
Cristian: Razvan Vicoveanu
Leila Ragueneau: Elvira Rîmbu
Roxane: Alina Leonte
By Guiche: Daniel Vulcu
Lignière: Sebastian Lupu
Le Bret: Sorin Ionescu
Theater director: Șerban Borda
Montfleury: Petre Ghimbasan
An annoying person/priest: Pavel Sîrghi
Valverde: George Dometi

Students at the Faculty of Letters + other roles:
Giorgiana Coman
Carina Bunea
Denisa Vlad
Anda Tamasanu

Soldiers + other roles:
Ciprian Ciuciu
Alin Stanciu
Eugene Neag
Paul Tripon
David Constantinescu
Tudor Manea
Cosmin Petrut

Artistic director: Horia Suru
Scenography: Tudor Prodan
Translation: Marian Popescu
Artistic fencing: Andrei Dominte

Premiere date: November 17, 2023, Main Hall
Duration: 2h 40 min. (with an intermission)

Show not recommended for people under 14 years old!

"B-category goddesses" by Alexandra Felseghi, based on an idea by and directed by Andrei Măjeri, is a show-event that aims to bring on the same stage actresses from three cities and three different theaters, applauded in the geographical spaces in which they play, but less known outside of them: Elena Ivanca (actress of the "Lucian Blaga" National Theater in Cluj-Napoca), Ioana Dragoș Gajdó (actress of the "Regina Maria" Theater in Oradea), Silvia Luca (actress of the "Mihai Eminescu" Theater in Botoșani).

The premiere took place on September 22, 23 and 24, in Bucharest, at creart/TEATRELLI – the initiator of the project and the main producer, the show then being played, in turn, in all the co-producing theaters, respectively at the National Theater Cluj-Napoca, the "Regina Maria" Theater Oradea and the "Mihai Eminescu" Theater Botoșani.

"Cactus Flower" is one of those comedies that never goes out of style. Romantic, humorous and spicy, the comedy has been successfully played both on stage and in cinema, the first screen version being rewarded with an Oscar, a nomination at the Bafta Awards and an award and four nominations at the Golden Globes..

The play “Cruelty and Tenderness” is a contemporary reinterpretation of Sophocles’ “The Trachineans,” by Martin Crimp, which updates the ancient Greek tragedy and puts it in relation to the political climate of today’s world. Sophocles’ character, Deianeira, thus becomes, in Crimp’s reinterpretation, Amelia, the wife of a general. Housed in a temporary house near an international airport, as she receives more information about the general’s war activities, she devises a plan to bring him home. Her love for him becomes clouded by doubt and hatred when she learns that her high-ranking husband has initiated a military attack on a strategic city not only for political but also sentimental reasons.

Set in Ireland during the 1990s, the show follows Padraic, a ruthless terrorist of the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA), who returns to his hometown to resolve a family situation that requires immediate intervention. Following this trigger, both he and the others involved enter a vicious cycle of revenge that transforms small, otherwise undramatic events into an absurd movement of extreme vigilantism.