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 – 23 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
Costume / Sculpture / Body. Kantor’s theatrical objects (exhibition)
October 17-26 | National Museum of Contemporary Art – MNAC Bucharest
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)
Mihai Ispirescu 85 (encounter)
October 23 – 13h | National Museum of Romanian Literature
(8, N. Crețulescu str)
Free Admission
How We Form Ourselves. How We Evolve. How We See Ourselves (Meeting with stage director Radu Afrim, associate artist of RNTF 35)
October 23 | 16:00 – “I.L. Caragiale” National Theatre of Bucharest, Media Hall
The Lesson
23 October | 17:00 and 21:00 – „I.L. Caragiale” National Theatre Bucharest, „Ion Caramitru” Hall
Incendies
23 October | 18:00 – Bulandra Theatre, „Toma Caragiu” Hall
Treasure City
23 October | 18:30 – „I.L. Caragiale” National Theatre, Atelier Hall
Pride and Prejudice (sort of)
23 October | 19:00 – Excelsior Theatre, „Ion Lucian” Hall
Three Sisters
23 October | 19:00 – „I.L. Caragiale” National Theatre, Bucharest, Studio Hall
Animal Farm
23 October | 21:00 – Mic Theatre, Atelier Hall (Constantin Mille Street, nr.16)
Money from Heaven
(TVR Cultural at RNTF)
October 23 – 22:00 | TVR Cultural