Starting March 13, 2026, you are invited to a new production, About People, Doctors and Rhinoceroses by Claudiu Goga after Arthur Schnitzler, at the Studio Hall of the I.L. Caragiale National Theater in Bucharest. A hot topic, even though the author, considered one of the most important representatives of Austrian modernism, imagined it in 1912, a time when many of the issues addressed in the play were more than sensitive, if not taboo. At Dr. Bernhardi's clinic, a teenager is fighting sepsis following a botched abortion. The priest is denied access to the dying girl's room for her last rites. The inevitable death occurs. The incident quickly becomes a topic of national debate: can a Jewish doctor forbid a Catholic priest from comforting a Christian on her deathbed? Based on Arthur Schnitzler's idea, director Claudiu Goga invites you to discover the astonishing story in which Dr. Bernhardi is drawn. A roller coaster of absurd situations, tensions, and contradictions in a world of political intrigue and careerism, where truth becomes a derisory fact amid obscure games of power and personal interests. Both a political play and a love story, written in the style of a detective novel, "About People, Doctors, and Rhinoceroses" speaks with lucidity and humor about the hypocrisy of today's world. A world in which people claim to fight in the name of principles and values, in the name of political ideologies and religious beliefs, in the name of truth and in the name of humanity. In reality, these are all pretexts. People fight only for their personal interests. Why? The answer is simple: people are people. In the role of Dr. Elias Bernhardi: Mihai Calin, joined by actors George Ivascu, Mirela Oprisor, Medeea Marinescu, Ofelia Popii, Alexandru Potocean, Ioan Andrei Ionescu, Richard Bovnoczki, Dana Dogaru, Ada Gales, Ionut Toader, and Tomi Cristin. Director Claudiu Goga had allies in bringing his vision to life: Corina Gramosteanu for set design and Nina Brumuasila for costumes. Video design was by Andrei Cozlac and Silviu Apostol. Music and stage movement were by Florin Fieroiu. The following performances will take place on: March 14, March 15, March 18, March 19 (official premiere), April 1, at 7 p.m.   Translated by Andreea Codrea-Boeriu

Starting on April 4, 2026, renowned National Theater actress Magda Catone will play the role of the Mother-in-Law in Mircea Stefanescu's comedy Little Hell, taking over from Rodica Popescu-Bitanescu, the actress who has brought this delightful role in Romanian drama to life in recent seasons, continuing the series of anthological performances, from Natasa Alexandra, Silvia Dumitrescu-Timica to Ileana Stana Ionescu. At the "I.L. Caragiale" National Theater, the play Little Hell has had over 300 performances since its premiere in 2013! The next performances will take place on April 4, 8, and May 2, 2026!   Translated by Andreea Codrea-Boeriu 

The winning projects selected for the 9G competition at NTB are: 1. Shoot. Get Treasure. Repeat by Mark Ravenhill – directed by Onea Medeea. Set design: Ada-Maria Zaharia. Cast: Maria Posiar, Giulia Nagy, Denisa Dumitru, Ilinca Ionescu, Larisa Oasenegre, Alexandra Catrina, Catalin Gheorghițoiu, Robert Herea, Vlad Jora, Vlad Alexandru-Anton 2. Bottles for recycling by Andrei Tache-Codreanu. Collective creation. Set design: Marius-Andrei Stanica. Cast: Vlad Ciubotaru, Beatrice Rubica, Andrei Cojanu, Radu Carp, Stochita Constantin, Liviu Chitu 3. Don't play with fire after August Strindberg – directed by Cristian Bota. Cu: Maruca Baiasu, Cezara Petredeanu, Alex Iezdimir, Cristian Bota.   Translated by Andreea Codrea-Boeriu