The National Theater Festival, the biggest event of this kind to the dramatic art lovers in Romania, will take place in Bucharest, between 17 and 26 of October. During this period, the spectators will be able to see the most appreciated shows in the 2024-2025 season. They will also be able to participate in a marathon of book launches. The edition with the number 35 A “The National Theater Festival” has an exhortation: “Look at you!”.
The poster of the “National Theater Festival” Source FNT.ro
How this year’s shows were chosen
The shows included on the agenda of the festival were chosen after watching and analyzing over 200 pieces from all over the country, which premiered in the theater season 2024-2025, shows on the website fnt.ro.
Those who chose are part of the curatorial team of the festival, consisting of Raluca Cîrciumaru (theater critic), Alina Epîngeac (theater critic) and Ionuț Sociu (playwright and cultural journalist). They were also joined by an associated artist, director Radu Afrim.
Dramaturgy lovers will be able to watch the selected shows between 17 and 26 October. Tickets can be found on all the sales platforms of each host theater, as well as at their ticket homes. Many of the shows are already sold out.
The festival is produced by UNITER – the theater union in Romania.
The shows you can follow in FNT 35
Friday, October 17th
– “Alaska” by Elisa Wilk, directed by Aba Sebestyén
5:00 pm and 21:00 – “Il Caragiale” National Theater in Bucharest, Painting Hall
– “Death at the Magazine Theater”, spectacle written and directed by Gabriel Sandu
5:30 pm – Bulandra Theater, “Liviu Ciulei” Hall
– “Garden of glass”, after a novel by Tatiana Ţîbuleac, directed by Petru Hadârcă
6:00 pm – “Il Caragiale” National Theater in Bucharest, Studio Hall
Saturday, October 18th
– “Toaca”, a dance show of: Andreea Gavriliu, Mădălina Dan and Stefan Lupu
16.00 and 21.00 – Bulandra Theater, “Toma Caragiu” Hall
– “Journal of Romania #Aiciseviszălasălassobe”, a show written and directed by Carmen Lidia Vidu
16:00 – Masca Theater, Mare Hall
– “breaths (Lungs)” by Duncan Macmillan, directed by Cristian Ban
16:00 – Mic Theater, Atelier Hall (Str.Constantin Mille, no.16)
– “The house between blocks”, a show written and directed by Radu Afrim
6:30 pm – “Il Caragiale” National Theater in Bucharest, “Ion Caramitru” Hall
– “An enemy of the people”, by Henrik Ibsen, directed by Radu Iacoban
6:30 pm – Bulandra Theater, “Liviu Ciulei” Hall
– “Passions of the beautiful sex in the golden age (as we see them on television)” by Selma Dragoș and Elena Morar, directed by Selma Dragoș
6:30 pm – Nottara Theater, “George Constantin” Hall
– “Air”, by Corina Moise, directed by Lette Popescu
21:00 – Metropolis Theater Bucharest, Little Hall
Image from the show “Jurnal de Romania #aiciseviszălaspiMobe”, photo Sabina Costinel
Sunday, October 19th
– “Journal of Romania #Aiciseviszălasălassobe”, a show written and directed by Carmen Lidia Vidu
16:00 – Masca Theater, Mare Hall
– “It’s just the end of the world”, by Jean-Luc Lagarce, directed by Eugen Jebeleanu
5:00 pm and 21:00 – REC. Cultural Remedy (Bld. Splaiul Unirii, no.160)
– “Day of joy”, by Arne Lygre, directed by Radu Afrim
6:00 pm – “Il Caragiale” National Theater in Bucharest, Studio Hall
– “An enemy of the people”, by Henrik Ibsen, directed by Radu Iacoban
6:30 pm – Bulandra Theater, “Liviu Ciulei” Hall
– “Passions of the beautiful sex in the golden age (as we see them on television)” by Selma Dragoș and Elena Morar, directed by Selma Dragoș
6:30 pm – Nottara Theater, “George Constantin” Hall
– “Richard III” by William Shakespeare, directed by István Albu
20:00 – “Il Caragiale” National Theater in Bucharest, “Ion Caramitru” Hall
– – “Air”, by Corina Moise, directed by Lette Popescu
21:00 – Metropolis Theater Bucharest, Little Hall
– “canine”, free adaptation after the Kynodontas movie by Yorgos Lanthimos and Efthimis Filippou, directed by Botond Nagy
21:00 – “Il Caragiale” National Theater in Bucharest, Painting Hall
– – “breaths (Lungs)” by Duncan Macmillan, directed by Cristian Ban
21:30 – Mic Theater, Workshop Hall (Str.Constantin Mille, no.16)
Image from the show “Canin” Photo Bristena Photography/ Cristina Gânj
Monday, October 20th
– “Bloody wedding”, by Federico García Lorca, directed by Hunor Horváth
5:00 pm and 21:00 – Bulandra Theater, “Toma Caragiu” Hall
– “canine”, free adaptation after the Kynodontas movie by Yorgos Lanthimos and Efthimis Filippou, directed by Botond Nagy
6:00 pm – “Il Caragiale” National Theater in Bucharest, Painting Hall
– “Don Quixote”, by James Fenton, after the novel “Don Quixote” by Miguel Cervantes, directed by Alexandru Dabija
6:00 pm – Bucharest Act Theater
– “Vicontele” by Eugène Ionesco, directed by Slava Sambriș
19:00 – Arcub, the Great Hall
– “The Queen of the Night”, a show written and directed by Leta Popescu
20:30 – Bulandra Theater, “Liviu Ciulei” Hall
– “Wandering” by Doru Vatavului, directed by Irisz Kovacs
21:00 – Metropolis Theater, Little Hall
Tuesday, October 21
– “Vicontele” by Eugène Ionesco, directed by Slava Sambriș
18:00 – Arcub, the Great Hall
– “Wandering” by Doru Vatavului, directed by Irisz Kovacs
6:00 pm – Metropolis Theater, Little Hall
– “The long way of the day to the night” by Eugene O’Neill, directed by Timofei Kuliabin
6:00 pm – “Il Caragiale” National Theater in Bucharest, “Ion Caramitru” Hall
– “Don Quixote”, by James Fenton, after the novel “Don Quixote” by Miguel Cervantes, directed by Alexandru Dabija
20:30 – Act theater Bucharest
– “The Queen of the Night”, a show written and directed by Leta Popescu
20:30 – Bulandra Theater, “Liviu Ciulei” Hall
Image from the show “Queen of the night” PHOTO Costel Crafciuc
Wednesday, October 22
– “Storm” by William Shakespeare, directed by Viktor Bodó
5:00 pm and 21:00 – “Il Caragiale” National Theater in Bucharest, Painting Hall
– “Iona”, by Marin Sorescu, directed by Silviu Purcărete
5:00 pm and 21:00 – Odeon Theater, Majestic Hall
– “fires”, by Wajdi Mouwad, directed by Alexandru Măzgăreanu
18:00 – Bulandra Theater, “Toma Caragiu” Hall
– “Animal Farm”, Andrei Huțuleac after “Animal Farm” by George Orwell, directed by Andrei Huțuleac
19:00 – Mic Theater, Workshop Hall (Str.Constantin Mille, no.16)
– “I bombarded New Heaven” by Joseph Heller, directed by László Bocsárdi
19:00 – Bucharest National Opera
– “Treasure City”, by Petro Ionescu, directed by David Schwartz
7:00 pm – “Il Caragiale” National Theater in Bucharest, Atelier Hall
– “Ilie prophet”, by Tadeusz Słobodzianek, directed by Botond Nagy
20:00 – “Il Caragiale” National Theater in Bucharest, Studio Hall
Thursday, October 23
– “Lesson” by Eugène Ionesco, directed by Bobi Pricop
5:00 pm and 21:00 – “Il Caragiale” National Theater in Bucharest, “Ion Caramitru” Hall
– “fires”, by Wajdi Mouwad, directed by Alexandru Măzgăreanu
18:00 – Bulandra Theater, “Toma Caragiu” Hall
– “Treasure City”, by Petro Ionescu, directed by David Schwartz
6:30 pm – “Il Caragiale” National Theater in Bucharest, Atelier Hall
– “Pride and prejudice (a kind of)”, by Isobel Mcarthur, after the novel of Jane Austen, directed by Alexandru Măzgăreanu
19:00 – Excelsior Theater, “Ion Lucian” Hall
– “Three sisters”, by Ap Chekhov, directed by Theodor-Cristian Popescu
7:00 pm – “Il Caragiale” National Theater in Bucharest, Studio Hall
– “Animal Farm”, Andrei Huțuleac after “Animal Farm” by George Orwell, directed by Andrei Huțuleac
21:00 – Mic Theater, Workshop Hall (Str.Constantin Mille, no.16)
Image from the show “Animal Farm” Photo Anastasia Atanaska
Friday, October 24th
– “Reconstitution”, a show adapted and directed by Catinca Drăgănescu
5:00 pm and 21:00 – “Il Caragiale” National Theater in Bucharest
– “An angel arrives in Babylon” by Friedrich Dürrenmatt, directed by László Bocsárdi
5:00 pm and 21:00 – “Il Caragiale” National Theater in Bucharest, Painting Hall
– “Pride and prejudice (a kind of)”, by Isobel Mcarthur, after the novel of Jane Austen, directed by Alexandru Măzgăreanu
October 24 | 18:00 – Excelsior Theater, “Ion Lucian” Hall
– “Lina”, by Alexandra Felseghi, directed by Adina Lazăr
20:30 – Bulandra Theater, “Toma Caragiu” Hall
Saturday, October 25th
– “At dawn, the light is harsher” by Mihaela Michailov, directed by Adi Apostol
5:00 pm – The Replika Center
– “Goodbye, Lenin!”, By Wolfgang Becker and Bernd Lichtenberg, directed by Eugen Jebeleanu
5:00 pm – Metropolis Theater, Mare Hall
– “Lina”, by Alexandra Felseghi, directed by Adina Lazăr
19:00 – Bulandra Theater, “Toma Caragiu” Hall
– “Mary Stuart”, adapted by Robert Icke, after Friedrich Schiller, directed by Andrei Șerban
7:30 pm – “Il Caragiale” National Theater in Bucharest, Studio Hall
– “Messiah” by Martin Sherman, directed by Andrei Măjeri
7:30 pm – State Jewish Theater
– “The Teatro Lúcido at the bank of the Infinity”, a show written and directed by Radu Afrim
20:00 – “Il Caragiale” National Theater in Bucharest, “Ion Caramitru” Hall
– “Janovics”, directed by Attila Vidnyánszky Jr.
20:00 – “Il Caragiale” National Theater in Bucharest, Painting Hall
Sunday, October 26th
– “At dawn, the light is harsher” by Mihaela Michailov, directed by Adi Apostol
5:00 pm – The Replika Center
– “Janovics”, directed by Attila Vidnyánszky Jr.
5:00 pm – “Il Caragiale” National Theater in Bucharest, Painting Hall
– “Mary Stuart”, adapted by Robert Icke, after Friedrich Schiller, directed by Andrei Șerban
6:00 pm – “Il Caragiale” National Theater in Bucharest, Studio Hall
– “The Teatro Lúcido at the bank of the Infinity”, a show written and directed by Radu Afrim
7:30 pm – “Il Caragiale” National Theater in Bucharest, “Ion Caramitru” Hall
– “Messiah” by Martin Sherman, directed by Andrei Măjeri
7:30 pm – State Jewish Theater
– “Goodbye, Lenin!”, By Wolfgang Becker and Bernd Lichtenberg, directed by Eugen Jebeleanu
21:00 – Metropolis Theater, Mare Hall
Image during the show “Mary Stuart” PHOTO Florin Ghioca
