Mihail sebastian

6 Oct 2020

“WHO IS ROMANIA” Series

The Romanian Cultural Institute in London will release the unique mini-series “Who is Romania”, to create visibility and awareness in Britain for extraordinary Romanian personalities and to promote Romania in an innovative manner. “Who is Romania” are 7 short engaging

1 Jul 2020

Mihail Sebastian's “The Star with no Name” published into English in the translation of Gabi Reigh

We are delighted to announce the publication into English of “The Star with no Name”, Mihail Sebastian's most popular play, first published and performed in 1944. Mihail Sebastian is best known to the British public as the author of the haunting interwar masterpiece

10 Oct 2019

Befitting of the Coming Winter Season: A Book to Warm the Heart ‘The Town with Acacia Trees’: Book Launch & Panel

The Romanian Cultural Institute proudly presents the next book in the series of Romanian essential literature translated into English: Mihail Sebastian’s “witty, lyrical coming-of-age novel” (Aurora Metro Books) ’The Town with Acacia Trees’. Written in 1931, the

12 Apr 2016 - 14 Apr 2016

BOOKS that OPEN THE SKIES: Romania at the London Book Fair 2016 12-14.04.2016/ London

The Romanian presence at the London Book Fair, now in its 9thyear, is a celebration of the vitality and richness of Romania's literary scene through a kaleidoscopic programme that unfolds at our stand at Olympia Exhibition Centre as well as at the Romanian Cultural

14 Apr 2016 - 14 Apr 2016

Sebastian's Passions / 14.04.2016/ London

Already a star of Bucharest's literary scene in the 1930s, Mihail Sebastian was killed at the age of 37 by an erratic Soviet military truck before the end of the Second World War, after years of clandestine living under a paradoxical fascist regime. Decades after

14 Apr 2016 - 14 Apr 2016

Sebastian: Music as Survival / 14.04.2016/ London

hrough his amazing diary, covering almost ten years between 1935-1944, Mihail Sebastian has given us one of the most important moral testimonies of the 20th century. Living isolated and hunted in a country that had descended into political madness, the great writer sought

30 Oct 2015 - 1 Nov 2015

Highlights of the Bucharest Theatre Festival 2015, Live in London

For the first time, two of the most anticipated shows of the National Theatre Festival in Bucharest are streamed live at the Romanian Cultural Institute in London. Start your weekend with Mihail Sebastian’s bitter-sweet melodrama 'The Star Without a Name',