Between October 9-16, the Iosif Vulcan Troupe of the Regina Maria Theatre invites Oradea spectators to the first edition of the AUTHOR'S PORTRAIT Festival, which will bring to the stage performances from the country, as well as productions by the Iosif Vulcan Troupe.<\/b><\/p>\n
The event includes two sections: AUTHOR PORTRAIT and IOSIF VULCAN GROUP PORTRAIT.<\/span><\/p>\n AUTHOR PORTRAIT<\/b> of this first edition of the festival is dedicated to Florian Zeller, French playwright, novelist, screenwriter, theater and film director, "the most fascinating playwright of our time" according to Times magazine.<\/span><\/p>\n This section will include three performances staged after texts written by Florian Zeller. The first invited performance is <\/span>father<\/span><\/i>, directed by Radu Iacoban of the "Ioan Slavici" Classical Theatre in Arad, a moving story of a man suffering from dementia. The psychological drama was screened last year under the directorial guidance of the author himself and was an impressive success: 63 nominations and 25 awards, including two Academy Awards for the lead role (Anthony Hopkins) and the supporting role (Olivia Colman). The film won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay and the Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, out of a total of six nominations.<\/span><\/p>\n The premiere of the Iosif Vulcan Troupe is coming up, <\/span>sonny<\/span><\/i>, a text staged in its national premiere by director Bobi Pricop, which addresses the subject of depression, focusing on Nicholas, a young man whose growing struggle with mental health begins to devastate the lives of his parents, who fail to understand what is happening and try their best to help him.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The second guest show is <\/span>Parent<\/span><\/i>, by the Nottara Theater in Bucharest, a black farce, with a lot of language humor, which envelops a nuanced psychological drama, a disturbing and intense story about loneliness, family, and the need for affection.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The three shows, even though they have different stories and characters, form a trilogy "that explores ways of managing reality and problems," as Florian Zeller puts it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n PORTRAIT OF THE IOSIF VULCAN GROUP<\/b>, the second component of the festival, includes the four newest productions of the Iosif Vulcan Troupe: the show <\/span>Tom's Vinegar<\/span><\/i> by Caryl Churchill, directed by Drago\u0219 Alexandru Mu\u0219oiu \u2013 which was selected to be part of the program of this year's edition of the National Theatre Festival \u2013, <\/span>Accusative gender<\/span><\/i>, text and direction: Mimi Br\u0103nescu, <\/span>The Threepenny Opera<\/span><\/i>, Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill, stage direction Victor Ioan Frunz\u0103 and the premiere <\/span>Until death do us part<\/span><\/i>, by Pozsgai Zsolt, directed by Daniel Vulcu, based on one of the playwright's most famous plays, <\/span>Liselotte and May<\/span><\/i>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n AUTHOR PORTRAIT PROGRAM<\/b><\/p>\n Sunday, October 9, 7 p.m. \u2013 Main Hall (with the audience on stage)<\/span> Monday, October 10, 7 p.m. \u2013 Main Hall (with the audience on stage)<\/span> Monday, October 10, 7 p.m. \u2013 Transilvania Hall | <\/span>NATIONAL PREMIERE<\/b> Tuesday, October 11, 7 p.m. \u2013 Great Hall<\/span> Wednesday, October 12, 7 p.m. \u2013 Transilvania Hall<\/span> PROGRAM PORTRAIT OF THE IOSIF VULCAN TROPE<\/b><\/p>\n Wednesday, October 12, 11 am \u2013 Queen Maria Theatre Lodge Foyer<\/span> Thursday, October 13, 7 p.m. \u2013 Great Hall <\/span> Friday, October 14, 7 p.m. \u2013 Great Hall<\/span> Saturday, October 15, 12 noon \u2013 Transilvania Hall <\/span> Saturday, October 15, 7 p.m. \u2013 Transilvania Hall | <\/span>premier<\/b> | with the author's presence<\/span> Sunday, October 16, 7 p.m. \u2013 Great Hall<\/span> The performances at the Great Hall are included in a special subscription to the "Portret de autor" Festival. The price of a subscription is 110 lei and ensures access to the performances <\/span>Mother, Vinegar Tom, Accusative Gender<\/span><\/i> and <\/span>The Threepenny Opera<\/span><\/i>. Of course, tickets can also be purchased separately, just like for the other shows. Ticket prices range between 35 and 50 lei, have already been put on sale and can be purchased from the theater agency (0359 452 324) Tuesday and Thursday: 12-18, Wednesday and Friday: 10-14 and Saturday: 11-13 or online at <\/span>www.eventim.ro<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n Florian Zeller<\/b> (b. 1979, Paris) is a playwright, novelist, screenwriter, theater and film director, he wrote his first play when he was 18. In 2004, he won the Interalli\u00e9 Prize for the novel <\/span>The fascination of evil<\/span><\/i>, signed the script for his first directed film in 2020, <\/span>father<\/span><\/i>, an adaptation of the play of the same name, also written by him, starring Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman. The film won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and the Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, out of a total of six nominations. He has also translated plays by Ibsen, Moli\u00e8re, Von Horvath, Chekhov and Yasmina Reza. The magazine <\/span>Times<\/span><\/i> -called "the most fascinating playwright of our time."\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span>father<\/b>, by Florian Zeller, directed by Radu Iacoban \u2013 Ioan Slavici Classical Theatre Arad<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span>father<\/b>, by Florian Zeller, directed by Radu Iacoban \u2013 Ioan Slavici Classical Theatre Arad<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span>sonny<\/b>, by Florian Zeller, directed by Bobi Pricop \u2013 Regina Maria Theater, Iosif Vulcan Troupe\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span>PARENT<\/b>, by Florian Zeller, directed by Cristi Juncu \u2013 Nottara Theatre Bucharest<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span>sonny<\/b>, by Florian Zeller, directed by Bobi Pricop \u2013 Regina Maria Theater, Iosif Vulcan Troupe<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
<\/span>ARIEL BEHIND THE SCENES<\/b> \u2013 book launch<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span>VINEGAR TOM<\/b> by Caryl Churchill, directed by Alexandru Mu\u0219oiu<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span>ACCUSATIVE GENDER<\/b>, text and direction: Mimi Br\u0103nescu<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span>CONFERENCE with author Zsolt Pozsgai<\/b><\/p>\n
<\/span>UNTIL DEATH DOES US PART<\/b> by Pozsgai Zsolt, directed by Daniel Vulcu<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span>THE THREEPENNY OPERA<\/b> by Bertolt Brecht, stage direction Victor Ioan Frunz\u0103<\/span><\/p>\n