SCHEDULE
We are pleased to announce the Program of performances within the 2025 National Theatre Festival.
Information about the festival’s performances and events is currently being updated on the website www.fnt.ro.
We will soon return with details regarding ticket sales, as well as the full schedule of all events of the 35th edition of FNT (performative and visual installations, staged readings, exhibitions, conferences, workshops, book launches, radio theatre, etc.). We invite you to explore the program and we look forward to welcoming you at the Festival!
The 35th edition of the National Theatre Festival (October 17–26, 2025) – under the theme “FNT 2025. TE PRIVEȘTE!” – has a curatorial team made up of Raluca Cîrciumaru (theatre critic), Alina Epîngeac (theatre critic) and Ionuț Sociu (playwright and cultural journalist). For the first time, FNT includes an associate artist: director Radu Afrim. The FNT educational module, curated by playwright Mihaela Michailov, also continues.
👉 Click here to download the performance schedule (PDF).
👉 Click here to download the related events schedule (PDF).
National Theatre Festival – 20 October 2025
Nonstop imaginarium
(a space for radio drama auditions)
October 17–26, 2025 – „I.L. Caragiale” National Theatre Bucharest, Media Hall Foyer
FNT On Air. Biographies, Memoirs
October 17-26 – Radio România Cultural
TVR Cultural at RNTF
October 20-26 – TVR Cultural
Story of a Dream. Grivița53 (Inauguration of the Grivița53 Theatre building – the first theatre built together)
17-26 october┃13:00 -19:00 ┃Grivița53 Theatre (53, Calea Griviței)
ATTACK
PERFORMATIVE READING WITHIN THE RNTF 2025
October 20 | 16:00 – National Theatre “I.L. Caragiale” Bucharest, Media Hall
FREE ADMISSION subject to seat availability
Everything Is Theatre Photographic exhibition by Hullan Zsuzsa
Opening: 20 October | 17:00 – „I.L. Caragiale” National Theatre Bucharest, Media Hall Foyer
FREE ACCESS
Blood Wedding
20 October | 17:00 and 21:00 – Bulandra Theatre, „Toma Caragiu” Hall
DOGTOOTH
20 October | 18:00 – „I.L. Caragiale” National Theatre, Pictură Hall
Don Quixote
20 October | 18:00 – ACT Theatre, Bucharest
The Viscount
20 October| 19:00 – ARCUB, Big Hall
Queen of the Night
20 October | 20:30 – Bulandra Theatre, „Liviu Ciulei” Hall
Astray
20 October | 21:00 – Metropolis Theatre, Small Hall
Tonight We Improvise
(TVR Cultural at RNTF)
October 20 – 22:00 | TVR Cultural