Last weekend, together with the Embassy of Romania in the UK/ Ambasada României în Regatul Unit al Marii Britanii şi Irlandei de Nord and the Consulate General of Romania in London/ Consulatul General al României la Londra, we welcomed members of the Romanian diaspora at the Romanian Cultural Institute in London for “A Hand for the Poet…on Stage” (Aplauze pentru poet pe scenă), a moving performance that brought to life the works of some of Romania’s most beloved poets across

What a joy to witness two of Romania’s most beloved actors, Oana Pellea and Marius Manole, on the stage of Shaw Theatre in the deeply moving play Regina Mamă / Queen Mother! Brought to London by EnJoy Events, the production had two performances attended by hundreds of Romanian-speaking spectators, who rewarded the actors with long and heartfelt applause for a truly brilliant performance. A memorable day yesterday, celebrating Romanian theatre, emotion, and the power of storyt

An absolute joy to welcome Vlad Drăgulescu at Romanian Cultural Institute in London to get a peek preview of the 15th edition of the Festival, about to start in less than two weeks' time. This is the biggest Shakespeare festival in the world, this year offering 450 shows and events across the city of Craiova. Centre stage will be theatre productions from 71 countries. In a conversation with Director Aura Woodward, Vlad Drăgulescu, President of the festival, has also highlight

Following its full house premiere at the Romanian Cultural Institute in London, “The Taming of the Shrew” was performed this past weekend in York, as part of the York International Shakespeare Festival. It was a joy to see this bold, contemporary production travel and connect with a new audience. At the heart of this performance conceived and directed by Ema Nicola is a fantastic cast of London-based Romanian actors: Alin Balascan, Maria Alexe, Eddie Pop and Halima Habil. The

Celebrating Shakespeare’s birthday in the most inspiring way last week at the Romanian Cultural Institute in London. ✨ In front of a full house, undeterred even by the London tube strike, we experienced a bold, contemporary staging of “The Taming of the Shrew”, brought to life by a remarkable cast of London-based Romanian actors: Alin Balascan, Maria Alexe, Halima Habil and Eddie Pop. This thought-provoking adaptation, presented in collaboration with Ariadne Theatre & Lab, in

Queen of Romania (1875-1938) EXHIBITION | TALK | THEATRE EDINBURGH 2-4 JULY, 2025 We were thrilled to launch our 👑 QueenMarie150 programme in Scotland. We proudly opened Her Royal Highness Princess Sophie of Romania ’s photography exhibition, “Of Stone and Steel: A Voyage into the World of Urbex”, at the French Institute. Distinguished photographic artist and great-granddaughter of Queen Marie, Princess Sophie, honoured us with her presence for a me

A Theatrical Homage to Queen Marie of Romania by and with Liana Ceterchi Our dedicated programme to the 150th birth anniversary of Queen Marie of Romania kicked off, with “ 1919: A Royal Mission ” , a compelling one-woman show conceived, directed, and presented by the celebrated actress and director Liana Ceterchi . 1919: A Royal Mission By and with Liana Ceterchi Adaptation based on "Later Chapters of My Life: A Lost Memoir of Queen Marie of Romania” by Diana Mandache Perfor

International Theatre Day Outstanding triumph of our premiere dedicated to World Theatre Day ! A "Bold Prima Donna / Cântăreața cheală , " brought to the contemporary stage by the skilled vision of director Ema Nicola , celebrated 75 years since this Ionescian masterpiece's debut at Théâtre des Noctambules in Paris. Director Aura Woodward warmly opened the event, welcoming everyone at Romania's house in London and thanking Ambassador Laura Popescu for her presence and supp

Premiers at The Cockpit Theatre We are pleased to announce that between March 14-17, ICR London organized, in collaboration with the Kinth Square theatre company , the British premiere of the play “ Dad is not my friend ” by Grace Spencer (Inna Cebotari) , directed by Sava Cebotari , at The Cockpit Theatre in London, one of the most important theatre stages for the fringe category. The play represents the dramatic debut of actress Inna Cebotari (Grace Spencer). The event mar

Oana Pellea Stars in "The Silent Escape" We were privileged to witness a deeply moving performance by Romanian stage legend Oana Pellea, who brought "The Silent Escape" to London's Shaw Theatre in front of a packed hall. Directed by Oana Pellea herself, the play is based on the harrowing experiences of visual artist and memoirist Lena Constante, written during her long and dark years in communist prisons. This was the second event in Romania’s programme at The London Book Fai

Romanian theatre is back in Edinburgh Fringe at the Assembly George Square, The Crate. Between July 31 and August 26, 25 performances of the play Glitch , written and performed by Edith Alibec and directed by Dana Paraschiv , took place at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival . The show took place at Assembly George Square , The Crate hall, with a capacity of 70 seats. The Romanian Cultural Institute and the Romanian National Film Council financed the presence of the show in Edin

at Hotbed Theatre Festival Cambridge Presenting new Romanian drama in English! Sun 21 Jul | Cambridge Junction Alina Nelega 's "Traffic Jam", translated by Jozefina Komporaly was presented to an enthusiastic Cambridge Junction audience under the direction of Paul Bourne of Menagerie Theatre Company with the help of a dynamic cast of six highly talented actresses: Afia Abusham, Vanessa Akerman, Bethany O'Halloran, Cassandra Hercules, Catherine Walston and Susanna Wolff. We r

On Saturday, we had the pleasure of opening our doors to the Romanian children in the UK who took part in the fantastic project supported by #artscouncilengland entitled Salut! Do you want to be friends? Developed by Poveşti spuse-n româneşte and Dra.ma - Acting For Life this is a way to go further and a success in the not-always-easy task of befriending Romanian kids in the UK with our language and making them proud of our shared heritage. Congratulations to Claudia Cirlig,