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
'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
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
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',
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
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
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
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
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
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
…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
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