The theater critic Marina Constantinescu, artistic director of the National Theater Festival (NTF), announces the official selection of the shows for the 24th edition

The National Theater Festival is organized by UNITER, the Ministry of Culture, Bucharest City Hall, and ARCUB. The event will take place in Bucharest between 24th of October and 2nd of November.

August: Osage County by Tracy Letts, directed by Claudiu Goga, Iaşi Vasile Alecsandri National Theater

Amalia Takes a Deep Breath by Alina Nelega, director and set designer: Tudor Lucanu, Cluj-Napoca National Theater

Cabaret by Joe Masteroff / a show by Răzvan Mazilu, Timişoara German State Theater

The Devil’s Casting / a show by Radu Afrim, Târgu-Mureş National Theater, Tompa Miklós Company

Five Hours with Mario de Miguel Delibes, directed by Mariana Cămărăşan, Bucharest UNTEATRU

For Sale / a show by Gianina Cărbunariu, Bucharest Odeon Theater

The Tót Family by Örkeny István, directed by Bocsárdi Laszló, Craiova Marin Sorescu National Theater

Make Me Room! by Anthony Michineau, directed by Radu Beligan, INSPIRA Association, Bucharest

The Tempest after William Shakespeare, directed by Alexander Morfov, Bucharest National Theater

In Traffic / a show by Alina Nelega, Târgu-Mureş National Theater, Liviu Rebreanu Company

The Cello Lesson by Mona Radu, directed by Felix Alexa, Bucharest Metropolis Theater

Mazel Tov… And Justice For All! by Andrei Munteanu, directed by Andrei Munteanu, Bucharest Jewish State Theater

Mozart Steps / a choreographic theater show by Gigi Căciuleanu, Sibiu Radu Stanca National Theater

The New Tenant by Eugène Ionesco, directed by Mihaela Panainte, Baia Mare Municipal Theater

The New Tenant by Eugène Ionesco, directed by Gábor Tompa, Bucharest Nottara Theater

Oidip / original playscript and directed by Silviu Purcărete, Sibiu Radu Stanca National Theater

Parallel / a show by Ferenc Sinkó and Leta Popescu, coproduction GroundFloor Group and ColectivA, Cluj

Well, What Are We Talking About, Sir? by Cătălin Ştefănescu after the novel Moromeţii by Marin Preda, directed by Alexandru Dabija, Bucharest ACT Theater

The Religion Teach by Mihaela Michailov, directed by Bobi Pricop, Craiova Marin Sorescu National Theater

The Government Inspector by N. V. Gogol, directed by Felix Alexa, Bucharest National Theater

Rhinoceros by Eugène Ionesco, directed by Robert Wilson, Craiova Marin Sorescu National Theater

Sânziana and Pepelea by Vasile Alecsandri, directed by Alexandru Dabija, Cluj-Napoca National Theater

Romanian Soul / one man show, script and directed by Dan Puric, Bucharest Passe-Partout Company

Tartuffe, or The Impostor by Molière, stage direction by Victor Ioan Frunză, Bucharest Metropolis Theater

Typographic Capital Letters / a show by Gianina Cărbunariu, coproduction dramAcum and Bucharest Odeon Theater

The Belgrade Trilogy by Biljana Srbljanović, directed by Cristi Juncu, Râmnicu-Vâlcea Anton Pann Theater

Life Is More Beautiful After You Die by Mihai Măniuţiu, directed by Mihai Măniuţiu, Odorheiu-Secuiesc Tomcsa Sándor Theater

Victor, or Power to the Children by Roger Vitrac, directed by Silviu Purcărete, Cluj Hungarian State Theater

Lottery by György Spiró, directed by Alexandru Maftei, Bucharest Art Theater

In memoriam Aureliu Manea: The show Aureliu Manea Trilogy (based on texts by Aureliu Manea: Penelope Sinks into Thoughts, Theater Rehearsal, The Fairy from the East) directed by Gábor Tompa, Cluj-Napoca National Theater

Artistic director and selector of NTF

Marina Constantinescu

PRESS RELEASE

UNITER

21 July 2014