Odeon Theatre

The ODEON Theatre, one of Bucharest’s leading theatre companies, was founded in 1946 as Giulesti Theatre. It is situated in the very heart of the city since 1974, in a historical monument building, which we celebrated its centenary in 2011. Moreover, the Majestic Hall of the theatre is the most elegant auditorium from Bucharest and one of the very few one in Europe with a sliding ceiling. In 1990, The Giulesti Theatre changed its name into Odeon Theatre.

The Odeon Theatre is a repertory theatre subsidized by the Bucharest City Hall. It has a permanent company of 35 actors, two stage directors, one stage designer. It has a stage a l‘italienne with the capacity of the auditorium of 300 seats and a studio hall.

Over time, its productions took part in various international festivals and had many tours: in Rome (Italy) with Master Manole by Lucian Blaga and Measure for measure by W. Shakespeare (in 1973), in URSS (in the same year) with the same two titles and also The house that ran away though the door by Petru Vintilă all directed by Dinu Cernescu. In Arezzo (Italy) with the production Năpasta by I.L. Caragiale, directed by Alexa Visarion (1979). In Great Britain, with the director Mihai Maniutiu’s version of Richard III (1994) or the one to Bratislava, Slovakia with The Barber of Seville, directed by Dinu Cernescu (1996). At the Gipsy Women, directed by Alexander Hausvater was invited at Oldenburg, Germany (1996). Saragosa- 66 days, directed by Alexandru Dabija, was invited to the Theatre der Welt Festival, in Berlin, 1999 and at the World Exhibition, in Hanover, 2000. Bios and Eros, directed by Dragos Galgotiu, took part in the Experimental Theatre Festival, in Cairo, Egypt; The Gossip Ladies toured Canada and Alexandru Dabija’s The Boss Gradys Boys was invited in Berlin, 2001.

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