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Dear friends,

The 2009 edition of the Romanian National Theater Festival will take place between 31st of October and 9th of November.

As usual, the festival will include a choice of the best performances in Romania (Romanian Showcase), productions of the most important creators in the world (International Vocies) and a short list of „new entries”, the best yet unknown artists that will make the future of the Romanian theater.

The program will be completed by conferences, publications and debates addressing thematic issues of concern. The festival seeks to offer a multi-faceted platform for presenting, discussing, sharing and debating theater of our time.

The programme ot the 19th edition of RNTF will be announced by the end of June. Untill than, we will post on this site the news about our international guests and about the events connected to the festival.

Keep in touch!

Cristina Modreanu
Artistic director RNTF

Tickets for the events included in the 19th edition of the National Theater Festival (October 31-November 8) have been put on sale in most theaters hosting the events. They are also available online.

Tickets for the 2009 NTF can be bought at the National Theater in Bucharest, National Opera in Bucharest, and Little Theater. The Comedy Theater opens its ticket office on Wednesday, October 7, and Odeon Theater does the same on Monday, October 12. This week tickets will also be sold at www.bilete.ro. The price varies between RON 21.20 and 63.50, but most events also sell discounted tickets at an average price of RON 17.85.

This year, on the 100th anniversary of Eugene Ionesco’s birth, the National Theater Festival attempts to recreate the world of his plays, very present on world stages.

Thus, Bucharest audiences may choose among three staged versions of The Bald Soprano, one of which, directed by Jean Luc Lagarce, a production of Les Intempestifs company in Besancon, France, will open the National Theater Festival. The participation of this show in the 2009 NTF was made possible by the Embassy of France to Bucharest and the French Institute. The show will be hosted by Odeon Theater Saturday, October 31, at 19.00, and Sunday, November 1, at 16.00.