Theatre & Dance

Twenty five years after the fall of one of the harshest dictatorships in Eastern Europe, we conjure a period of turmoil and redemption through theatre's evocative flair. Legendary actor Ion Caramitru, a central figure of the December 1989 Revolution,

The internationally acclaimed actor shines in a modern, flamboyant take on classical works by Ion Creangă, the greatest Romanian storyteller. Legendary theatre and film actor Marcel Iureş has gained international success starring alongside George Clooney, Nicole

Theatre director Radu Afrim, best known for his colourful incursions into alternative lifestyles and his revisionist take on the Western dramatic traditions, joins a pool of outstanding peers to explore, through a series of workshops and meetings, the best ways

Do not miss the one-off performance of Mario Diament's 'Lost Tango', teaming one of Romania's most beloved actresses, Maia Morgenstern, with her son, Tudor Aaron Istodor. The show, a Jewish Theatre of Bucharest production, is a demonstration of

Thespian Dorel Vișan, a giant of Romanian stage and film, will open our newest programme with a homage event dedicated to the greatest Romanian poet of all time, Mihai Eminescu. 'Poets to the Bone' is a series of small-scale yet dazzling performances,

'Zic Zac', the volcanic debut feature of choreographer Andrea Gavriliu, will be performed in London as part of the widely enjoyed 'Tales Told in Romanian' series, developed by independent promoter Claudia Cîrlig in partnership with the Romanian

The Romanian Cultural Institute in London ends this year's hugely successful series Tales Told in Romanian with another exquisite production: Oana Pellea in the touching one-woman show The Human Voice, directed by legendary director and professor Sanda Manu, in a collaboration

Romanian artists Florin Flueraş and Alina Popa take part inCurrency, London's newest dance festival, a common initiative of The Place, Crying Out Loud, EUNIC London and EU Commission Representation in London. Expect shows that defy convention and studio collaborations

The funny, intelligent and vibrantly compassionate performance of Once upon a Second Time, by Mimi Brănescu, starring Vlad Zamfirescu and Mirela Oprişor, will open the theatre series Tales Told in Romanian to the British public, after the huge acclaim of the previous shows.

Theatre critic and professor Octavian Saiu joins a select ensemble of British specialists in and aficionados of Beckett, comprised of journalist Jeremy How (BBC Radio 4), dramatist Jonathan Myerson, Derval Tubridy (Goldsmiths College) and Mark Nixon (Beckett scholar), to

Catch the one-off performance of Eric Emmanuel Schmitt's bitter-sweet Enigma Variations, starring two of the greatest Romanian theatre actors, Mircea Diaconu and Alexandru Repan, and join us in the celebration of Romanian language and thespian excellence. Evasions and

We are proud to welcome the celebrated Paris-based playwright, novelist and poet Matei Visniec at his first appearance in 1 Belgrave Square, the very address of Romanian culture in Britain. The reputed writer will be engaging in a dialogue with his London enthusiasts, following