Theatre & Dance

20 Feb 2016 - 21 Feb 2016

Romanian Artists for an Imaginary Museum

It's 2053.   All of the artworks in Tate Liverpool's special exhibition An Imagined Museum have vanished and are replaced by a 'living museum', that is, an army of people assembled to preserve the memory of the artworks that were once on display.   This is

6 Feb 2016 - 6 Feb 2016

'Memodrome: Home', the Spectacle of Memory

Join us for a séance of interactive, immersive performance born under the umbrella of the Theatre of Testimonies - a new theatrical form that relies on raw and unmediated depositions. The cutting-edge artistic practice, set up by the creative duo Anca Doczi and Cristian

10 Dec 2015 - 10 Dec 2015

The Tragicomic Condition: An Evening with Matei Vişniec

Join us for the launch of Matei Vişniec's 'How to Explain the History of Communism to Mental Patients and Other Plays', the first anthology in English of the Romanian theatre's most prolific and revered contemporary playwright.  'How to Explain

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',

22 Oct 2015 - 25 Oct 2015

The Lustrous Chase: Marina Hanganu at Bloomsbury Festival

Marina Hanganu's tech-laden and participative performance 'Before Sunset/After Sunrise', an exploration of how light impacts the daily routine of Londoners and their continental counterparts, will be presented at the Bloomsbury Festival as part of a programme

24 Oct 2015 - 24 Oct 2015

N(AUM) - The Spectacular Charm of Surrealism

Stage grande dame Oana Pellea, one of Romania’s most beloved actresses, stars together with Cristina Casian in the eerie, hypnotic adaption of the work of Europe’s last Surrealist master, Gellu Naum. The show is a haunting incursion into the great writer’s

7 Aug 2015 - 29 Aug 2015

In the Ashes of Oblivion: the Romanian-Irish Vanner Collective at Edinburgh Fringe

One of our theatrical presences on the Edinburgh Festival scene this summer is the Romanian-Irish dramatic exploration of the often traumatic impact immigration has on one's identity and memory. The show, entitled 'Ashes Afar: Go Home', tackles the vagaries

6 Aug 2015 - 16 Aug 2015

Hitchcock Revisited

An alert, suspenseful crossover between theatre and film, the Romanian version of '39 Steps', Hitchcock's espionage thriller and one of West End's most enduring successes, will be presented at the Edinburgh Fringe by the famed Teatrul Foarte Mic of

20 Jun 2015 - 20 Jun 2015

THE MOROMETES 60: The World According To Moromete

In a tour de force of dramatic flair and supreme acting skills, legendary stage and film actors Marcel Iureș ('Mission: Impossible', 'Hart's War', 'Pirates of the Caribbean') andGeorge Mihăiță ('Reconstruction', 'The

6 Jun 2015 - 6 Jun 2015

An Afternoon of Great Storytelling and Masterful Puppetry

The International Children's Day is celebrated in 1 Belgrave Square with a  puppet show full of colour, humour and wit, inspired by the immortal  tale of ignorance and gullibility,  „Prostia omenească (The Human Stupidity), written by Ion Creangă, Romania's

27 May 2015 - 30 May 2015

…And the Little Piggy Went Straight to Brighton Fringe!

We are proud to support Pericles Theatre Company and Atelier Community Theatre's irresistible staging of the beloved 'The Tale of the Pig', the quintessential fable of Romanian childhood. The show, based on two famous versions of the story written by legendary

15 May 2015 - 20 May 2015

A Myth Revisited: 'Vlad the Impaler' in Glasgow and Brighton

A fresh, imaginative take on Marin Sorescu's revisionist examination of one of Middle Age's most enigmatic heroes,'Vlad the Impaler', staged by intrepid theatre veterans Faynia Williams and Richard Crane, opens in Glasgow at the famous A Play, A Pie