Managers of the National Theatre of Bucharest

1. Costache Caragiale, Ioan A.Wachmann:1852 – 1853, Costache Caragiale: 1853 - 1855
2. Matei Millo: 1855 - 1859, 1861 - 1866 și 1870 - 1871
3. C. A. Rosetti: 1859 - 1860
4. Theatre Committee Directorate: 1860 - 1861
5. Costache Dimitriade: 1866 - 1867
6. Matei Millo and Mihail Pascaly:1867 - 1868
7. Grigore Bengescu: 1868 - 1870
8. Mihail Pascaly: 1871 - 1874 and 1876 - 1877
9. Drama Society: 1874 - 1875
10. Al. Odobescu: 1875 - 1876
11. Ion Ghica: 1877 - 1881
12. Constantin Cornescu: 1881- 1882
13. Grigore C. Cantacuzino: 1882 - 1887 and 1889 - 1898
14. Constantin I. Stăncescu:1887 - 1888
15. Ion Luca Caragiale: 1888 – 1889
16. Grigore C. Cantacuzino and Petre Grădişteanu: 1898 - 1899
17. Scarlat Ghica: 1899 – 1901
18. Ştefan Sihleanu: 1901 - 1905
19. Alexandru Davila: 1905 – 1908
20. Pompiliu Eliade: 1908 – 1911
21. Ion Bacalbașa: 1911 – 1912
22. A. Davila, I.A. Brătescu - Voinești, George Diamandi: 1912 – 1914
23. George Diamandi: 1914 – 1915
24. Alexandru Mavrodi: 1915 - 1916, 1922 - 1923, 1931 - 1933
25. German occupation: 1917 - 1918
26. Constantin Rădulescu - Motru, I. Peretz:1918 - 1919
27. Ion Peretz, Victor Eftimiu: 1919 - 1920
28. Victor Eftimiu: 1920 - 1921
29. Victor Eftimiu, Al. Mavrodi: 1921 - 1922
30. Ion Valjan:1923 - 1924
31. Corneliu Moldovanu, Ion Minulescu: 1924 - 1925
32. Corneliu Moldovanu, Al. Hodos: 1925 - 1927
33. Corneliu Moldovanu: 1927 - 1928
34. Corneliu Moldovanu, Liviu Rebreanu: 1928 - 1929
35. Liviu Rebreanu, Victor Eftimiu: 1929 - 1930
36. Ion Grigore Perieţeanu, Al. Mavrodi: 1930 - 1931
37. Al. Mavrodi, Paul Prodan: 1933 - 1934
38. Paul Prodan: 1934 - 1937
39. Paul Prodan, Ion Marin Sadoveanu: 1937 - 1938
40. Ion Marin Sadoveanu, Camil Petrescu: 1938 - 1939
41. Camil Petrescu, Ion Marin Sadoveanu: 1939 - 1940
42. Ion Marin Sadoveanu, Haig Acterian, Liviu Rebreanu: 1940 - 1941
43. Liviu Rebreanu: 1941 - 1944
44. Victor Eftimiu, Nicolae Carandino, Tudor Vianu: 1944 –1945
45. Ion Pas:1945 - 1946
46. Ion Pas, Zaharia Stancu: 1946 - 1947
47. Zaharia Stancu: 1947 - 1952
48. Ioan Popa: 1952 - 1953
49. Vasile Moldoveanu: 1953-1956
50. Ion Marin Sadoveanu: 1956 - 1959
51. Zaharia Stancu: 1959 - 1969
52. Radu Beligan: 1969 - 1990
53. Andrei Şerban: 1990 - 1993
54. Fănuş Neagu: 1993 - 1996
55. Ion Cojar: 1996 - 2001
56. Dinu Săraru: 2001 - 2004
57. Ion Caramitru: 2005 - 2021
58. Ioan Onisei (Interim Manager): 06.09.2021 – 02.02.2022
59. Mircea Rusu (Interim Manager): 04.02.2023 – 11.04.2023
60. George Călin (Interim Manager): 12.04.2023 – 31.12.2025
61. Adrian Titieni (Interim Manager): 01.01.2026 – 30.04.2026
62. Ada Lupu Hausvater, Manager: 1.05.2026

Sources:
National Theatre Gazette, Anniversary Almanac of the National Theatre (2002) and the tome “Managers of the National Theatre of Bucharest” by Ionuț Niculescu

Note:
The chronology observes the Theatre seasons, which by definition start in autumn each year and continue until the summer of next year.