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Lottery Tickets, the show of the ”I.L. Caragiale” National Theatre, created by director Alexandru Dabija after the eponymous sketch by Caragiale, shall be presented within the second edition of the ”Eurokontext s.k.” International Festival, organised by the National Slovak Theatre (SND) of Bratislava. The NTB show shall be performed on 16th June 2017, in the Grand Hall (Drama Hall) of this theatre from the Slovak capital. The performers of the show Lottery Tickets to be presented in Bratislava are: Gavril Pătru, Marius Manole, Ana Ciontea, Axel Moustache, as well as the younger Corina Moise, Ilona Brezoianu, Eliza Păuna, Valentina Zaharia, Mădălin Mandin, Daniel Hara, Mihai Munteniță, Eduard Cârlan, Ionuț Toader, Dragoș Dumitru. Lottery Tickets achieved over time tremendous success, both in Romania and abroad, being appreciated as „a symphonic theatrical gem about the whims of luck”. The show brought director Alexandru Dabija the Best Director Award at the 2013 UNITER Gala and further two distinctions to stage designer Helmut Stürmer: Award for Best Scenography at the UNITER Gala and Award for Scenography at the Romanian Comedy Festival. Moreover, the show has participated in the first edition (2014) of the MITEM Festival („Madach International Theatre Meeting”), organised by the Budapest National Theatre, where it received an excellent welcome. The Romanian theatrical presence in Bratislava represents, at the same time, a replica to the tour of October 2016, of SND in Bucharest, with the outstanding show The Shepherd’s Wife by Ivan Stodola, diplomatic and cultural event hosted within the framework of the Slovak Presidency to the Council of the European Union. The NTB tour in Bratislava is mentioned even in the Bilateral cooperation programme between the Ministries of Culture of Romania and the Republic of Slovakia, concluded for the time frame 2016-2020. This year’s edition of the Eurokontext s.k. International Festival, dedicated to Theatre is the occasion to witness some of the best European productions, far from being indifferent to what is currently happening in the world and to us in this world. The year 2016 has been the year of dramatic social evolutions and changes which marked the destinies of many people. The motto ”Civilisation Threatened by Civilisation”, adopted by the current edition of the Festival, is the natural reflection of this context, explain the event organisers: ”Answering this challenge, the theatrical productions of the Festival can present the threats of civilisation both in a grotesque and comic spirit, as well as in a poetic language. Because only Theatre has that inner strength and the magic allowing it to talk about the most difficult topics with a simplicity and creativity which cannot be viable in another environment”. The theatres participating in the Bratislava Festival feature the famous Vigszinhaz / Comedy Theatre of Budapest (Hungary) with the play Encounter, of famous Hungarian writer Peter Nadas (part of the trilogy Purification, Encounter and Funerals), directed by Eszenyi Enikő and stage design by the excellent Csaba Antal; the Iceland National Theatre – premiering in Slovakia! – with a version of the Shakespearean drama Othello, adaptation and direction Gísli Örn Garðarsson; Stary Teatr / Cracow Old Theatre (Poland) with An Enemy of the People by Ibsen, directed by Jan Klata, one of the most controversial contemporary Polish directors and playwrights, the collective production based on the text Ubu the King of the National Theatre of Slovenia from Ljubljana; the National Theatre of Mannheim (Germany) with the troubling show Turn On /Turn Off, directed by Burkhard Kosminski, on a text inspired by the Fukushima disaster, commissioned in 2012-2013 by a Tokyo theatre to the well-known German author, winner of countless prizes, among others of the prestigious Müllheimer Dramatikerpreis, Ronald Schimmelpfenning. Beside the international productions listed above, further 10 recent SND productions shall be on view during the Festival (10-20 June 2017).   Translated by Simona Nichiteanu

After a preview well-received by the audience and the authoress herself, the „I.L. Caragiale” National Theatre of Bucharest announces on Tuesday 6th and Wednesday 7th June 2017, from 7.30 p.m., the premiere of the show Shadows by Marilia Samper, directed by Vlad Cristache. One of the most appreciated directors of the young generation, with a promising debut in 2010 at the Maria Filotti Theatre of Brăila and a series of subsequent confirmations, shows enacted on stages in Bucharest, Piatra Neamţ, Ploieşti or Tulcea, Vlad Cristache proposes us this time a puzzle-like play, not lacking some crime novel highlights, where the destinies of the three families are intertwined, marked by losses and separations, an exciting story and a touching show about the force to start life afresh under any circumstances. With an exceptional cast reuniting popular actors of the Romanian stage, from three generations, Ana Ciontea, Gheorghe Visu, Mariana Mihuţ, Victor Rebengiuc, Mircea Rusu, Gavril Pătru, Alexandra Sălceanu, Emilian Mârnea, Shadows is performed in the Black Box Hall, where the actors’ emotions and the bated breath of the moved spectators almost touch each other. The play has already been enacted once in the direction of the authoress, in 2012, at the National Theatre of Catalonia, which Marilia Samper deems as a turning point in her career. She staged other plays as well, of her own and by other authors. Born in Brazil, in 1974, from a Spanish father and a Brazilian mother, Samper usually writes in Castilian, after which her texts are translated into Catalan. Designated resident-playwright of the Beckett Hall from Barcelona for the season 2016-2017, she shall enact on this stage the play La alegria / Joy. With Shadows, the authoress confesses: „ I wanted to write about absence and I ended up writing a love story. The project was born from my desire to write about what moves me. I like to make speculations about how to live, feel, suffer. About how we deal with a situation of extreme suffering. I did not want a thriller, or a detective story, but a story about characters facing absence”. The next representations shall take place on 14th and 21st June, as well as on 2nd July 2017, at the season closing. All these shows are scheduled from 7.30 p.m., in the Black Box Hall.   Translated by Simona Nichiteanu 

Two of the nine shows shortlisted for the Competition section of the current edition of the festCO Romanian Comedy Festival belong to the repertoire of the „I.L. Caragiale” National Theatre of Bucharest. Their authors are some of the most enacted contemporary Romanian playwrights, and the directors are resonant names of the national stages. These repertorial achievements of NTB, selected for the anniversary edition of festCO, the 15th, are Old Clown Wanted by Matei Vişniec, directed by Ion Caramitru and Light, at the End of the Tunnel by Radu F. Alexandru, directed by Mircea Cornişteanu. An extra reason for us to recommend these two comedies of the National Theatre of Bucharest, which were also appreciated by the audience and reaped the most favourable critiques. These two comedies can be seen in the next period at the theatre’s headquarters, more precisely: at the Studio Hall – Old Clown Wanted (Vişniec’s play in a surprising enactment!) and at the Black Box Hall – Light, at the End of the Tunnel (a virulent satire aimed at the post-revolutionary Romanian political class). The festival shall take place in the time frame 27 May – 4 June 2017. Tickets for festCO 2017 shall be offered for sale at the end of April on www.comedie.ro and www.festCO.ro.   Translated by Simona Nichiteanu 

  NTB announces, on 17th and 18th May 2017, in the Black Box Hall, the preview of the show Shadows by Marilia Samper, directed by Vlad Cristache. A contemporary text of a Spanish writer, in an enactment with an extraordinary cast, reuniting three generations of actors, under the guidance of one of the most gifted young directors of the moment. A show where the characters are living their personal drama until, gradually, the story of each of them intertwines with the story of the others, like in a puzzle which, after attaching its last bit, unveils a surprising bigger picture. A show filled with poetry and mystery, with an unexpected ending, placed in the heart of the forest, symbolical place hosting our ancestral fears, but also the place from which we can emerge into the light, stronger than we entered it. A play about the loss of the loved ones, but also about recovering serenity, after a long suffering. „I wanted to write about absence and, finally, I ended up writing a love story”, declares Marilia Samper about the play. Shadows – a show with a cast enviable by any director: Mariana Mihuț and Victor Rebengiuc (reunited on the NTB stage, after a 5 year break), Ana Ciontea and Gheorghe Visu (both awarded at the Uniter Gala 2017 for supporting roles in another show by Vlad Cristache, Dead Souls at the Comedy Theatre), Mircea Rusu, Gavril Pătru and the young Alexandra Sălceanu and Emilian Mârnea. Marilia Samper shall also be present at the preview of the show: „This text is very special to me. I have written and enacted it on the stage of the National Theatre of Catalonia and it represented an important step in my career. I am very happy to see it again on stage, enacted in a country with a similar artistic sensibility. I am very excited to be at the preview. And I know I shall enjoy it.”   Complete schedule of the shows Preview – 17th and 18th May 2017, 7.30 p.m. Official premiere – 6th and 7th June 2017, 7.30 p.m. (entrance based on invitation only) The last representation from this season – 21st June 2017, 7.30 p.m.   Translated by Simona Nichiteanu 

After the recently announced nominations at the UNITER Award Gala, where Bobi Pricop is in competition for the Best Director Award, and Ciprian Nicula for the Best Actor in a Leading Part Award, the show The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time after Mark Haddon – extremely popular and appreciated production, both by the audience and the specialised critics – receives a new nomination, this time within the Radio Romania Cultural Awards Gala, 17th edition. Director Bobi Pricop and the team of the show The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (after Mark Haddon, adaption Simon Stephens, translation Andrei Marinescu, stage design Adrian Damian, video projections Dan Adrian Ionescu & Mizdan Negatron, music Alexei Turcan, light design Andrei Florea, starring Ciprian Nicula, Emilian Oprea, Ana Ciontea, Rodica Ionescu, Carmen Ungureanu) are nominated for the Theatre category, within the Gala of the Radio Romania Cultural Awards, 17th edition, an established event where Radio Romania Cultural rewards the major cultural achievements of the year 2016, for 9 categories: poetry, prose, theatre, film, visual arts, science, music, education, cultural projects and festivals. Within the gala, the Prize of Excellence shall be awarded to the great actor Ion Caramitru, Director General of the “I.L. Caragiale” National Theatre of Bucharest, President of the Romanian Theatre Union, ”for the youth of spirit and deed of the man of theatre in his capacity as actor, director, manager and prominent promoter of the national and universal values of performing arts.” The 17th edition of the Radio Romania Cultural Awards Gala shall take place on Monday, 20 March 2017, from 7:00 p.m. at the Odeon Theatre of Bucharest. The show shall be broadcasted live on air and online by Radio Romania Cultural. The recording of the show shall be broadcasted by the co-producer of the gala, the Romanian Television.   Translated by Simona Nichiteanu 

Bobi Pricop and the team of the show “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time”, prize for #theatre within the Radio Romania Cultural Gala, 17th edition   On Monday, 20 March 2017, the Odeon Theatre of Bucharest hosted the 17th edition of the Radio Romania Cultural Awards. Within the Gala, prizes for nine sections were awarded – poetry, prose, theatre, film, visual arts, science, music, education, cultural projects and festivals. Director Bobi Pricop and the team of the show The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time have received the award at the Theatre section, “for the consistency of the performance on all levels of scenic creation”. “This prize is a great honour, especially since it is both addressed to me and the entire team. There is no greater joy for a director than to receive a prize together with his team”, stated last evening Bobi Pricop, the director of the show The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, when he was bestowed the Radio Romania Cultural Award for #theatre. The entire team of the show took the stage: actors Ciprian Nicula, Ana Ciontea, Carmen Ungureanu, Rodica Ionescu, stage designer Adrian Damian, Dan Adrian Ionescu & Mizdan, who created the video projections and interactive installations, Alexei Țurcan, the composer of the original musical score. Acknowledgements went to translator Andrei Marinescu, but also to the producer of the show – the “I.L. Caragiale” National Theatre of Bucharest. Scenographer Adrian Damian addressed thanks to the people behind the scenes, namely the technical team of the National Theatre of Bucharest, “an exceptional team”. The show The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (after a novel by Mark Haddon, adapted by Simon Stephens, translated by Andrei Marinescu), enacted at the “I.L. Caragiale” National Theatre of Bucharest in the season 2015-1016 has reaped countless awards – Best Show Award of the Short Theatre Festival of Oradea, 22nd edition, Best Director Award (Bobi Pricop) and Ciprian Nicula, the performer of Christopher, the 15-year old teenager with Asperger syndrome received the Best Actor Award, Ana Ciontea was nominated for the Best Actress Award for the roles performed in this show, and Adrian Damian was nominated for the Best Scenography Award, within the same festival. Within the UNITER Awards Gala to be held on Monday, 8 May, in Timișoara, Bobi Pricop is in competition for the Best Director Award, and Ciprian Nicula for the Best Actor in a Leading Part Award.   Translated by Simona Nichiteanu 

The tour Romanian Theatre at Bucharest, Iaşi and Kishinev continues this spring with the presence of the "I.L. Caragiale" National Theatre of Bucharest on the stage of the "Mihai Eminescu" National Theatre of Kishinev. On Saturday, 11 March and Sunday 12 March 2017, the National Theatre of Bucharest shall laugh, sing and dance in the event-show Magic National bearing the directorial signature of actor Ion Caramitru, both entertainer and singer at the same time.   Popular actors of the National Theatre and top musicians shall place their signature, both visible and so personal, on the repertoire of an evening which shall you’re your hearts, animated by the dizzying rhythms of a great accordion virtuoso, Emy Drăgoi, the musician surnamed in France… the King of accordion jazz. In the utterance of Ion Caramitru, the verse ofAna Blandiana, of Arghezi and of Nichita Stănescu shall be closer to you than ever. Aylin Cadîr, Medeea Marinescu, Tania Popa, Anca Sigartău shall transport you tomelodious meridians, on an alert musical odyssey, passing with a fantastic fluency from the popular chansonette repertoire, from the romance and Russian songs to jazz. They shall be accompanied by Emy Drăgoi & 3D Pro'ect, Jazz Hot Club România, as well as a top percussionist, Lucian Maxim. Three of the youngest actors of the Bucharest National Theatre troupe, Emilian Mârnea, Petre Ancuța and Florin Călbăjos shall surprise you with the shortest, most joyful and rhythmical concert, and Eduard Adam with his step moment. Cellist Adrian Naidin shall measure, on the staves, … the length of the road to Heaven. The tour is supported by the Ministry of Culture and National Identity of Romania, by the Romanian Cultural Institute and Tarom.   Translated by Simona Nichiteanu 

On the World Theatre Day, we invite you to enjoy the theatre and at the same time make a good deed! The „I.L. Caragiale" National Theatre of Bucharest is supporting, as every year, alongside other theatres from Bucharest and Romania, the Artists for Artists National Campaign by donating all proceeds resulting from the ticket sale for a show from the current repertoire. This year, the choice of the National Theatre is Old Clown Wanted, the recent premiere from the Studio Hall, scheduled for Monday, 27 March 2017, from 7.30 p.m.   In Vişniec’s play, performed on all world meridians, three old clowns, Nicollo, Filippo and Peppino meet in front of an employment notice, ready to give everything for a last trick. In Ion Caramitru’s version for the stage, “Old Clown Wanted is a show washing your soul and telling a lot about the force of our frailness, about the seductive burden of innocence which we cannot renounce like Atlas could not shed the celestial sphere thrown onto his shoulders", Răzvana Niţă remarked in the Radio Theatre Magazine. „Old Clown Wanted is anchored in the scarce series of sensational shows, where mature spectators recollect the joys of childhood, and the children who may escort them are amazed by the magic of clowns and the art of the circus artist. This show is also sensational in order to know and retain the names of some total artists, but also to discover the surprise of technical and modern possibilities held by the National Theatre of Bucharest, highlighted with inventiveness by director Ion Caramitru and his team" - Ileana Lucaciu, Spectator. The National Campaign Artists for Artists is supported by the Romanian Theatre Union (UNITER), with the aid of theatres from Bucharest and country-wide (31 shows in the current edition), aiming at supporting artists who have dedicated their lives to the stage and in need of financial aid. The proceeds from the sale of the show Old Clown Wanted of 27 March 2017 shall be donated to the Theatrical Solidarity Fund. The purchase of a ticket to this show, scheduled for 27th March, when the World Theatre Day is celebrated, shall bring you beside the joy of viewing one of the recent NTB premieres also the satisfaction of a charitable gesture in support of the artists in need. Help us help them!                  Tickets are available at the NTB box office and online on www.tnb.ro and on MyStage.ro.   Bucharest: 12 March: The Three Venetian Twins by Antonio Collalto, directed by Nona Ciobanu, Small Theatre Bucharest 14 March: The Story of the Pig, after a fairytale by Ion Creangă, script and direction by Mircea Cornişteanu, „Ion Creangă” Theatre Bucharest. The show is performed at the Excelsior Theatre 17 March: The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, directed by Alexandru Dabija, Comedy Theatre Bucharest 19 March: I Keep Going, with Oana Pellea and Mihai Gruia Sandu, Metropolis Theatre Bucharest 19 March: Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare, directed by Diana Lupescu, „Nottara” Theatre Bucharest 19 March: Titanic Vals by Tudor Muşatescu, directed by Alexandru Dabija, Odeon Theatre Bucharest 21 March: Two Coins Purse, after Ion Creangă, script, direction and musical score by Decebal Marin, Ţăndărică Animation Theatre of Bucharest 25 March: Sauce for the Goose by Georges Feydeau, directed by Alexandru Mâzgăreanu, „Nottara” Theatre of Bucharest 26 March: Nastasia, a show by Mihai Mălaimare, Masca Theatre Bucharest 26 March: Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike by Christopher Durang, directed by Horia Suru, Small Theatre Bucharest 27 March: Old Clown Wanted by Matei Vişniec, directed by Ion Caramitru, „I.L. Caragiale” National Theatre of Bucharest 29 March: Dibuk by S. Anski, script and direction by Chris Simion-Mercurian, Jewish State Theatre Bucharest 29 March: Thumbelina, after Hans Christian Andersen, adaptation and direction by Aurel Mitran, Excelsior Theatre Bucharest   Country-wide: 28 February: The Bear Tricked by the Fox, adaptation for the stage by Delia Gavliţchi after Ion Creangă, directed by Mariana Ivaşcu, „Merlin” Theatre for Children and Youth Timişoara 8 March: The Honourable Gathering, directed by Lendvai Zoltán, „Csíki Játékszín” Municipal Theatre of Miercurea-Ciuc 11 March: The Merry Wives of Windsor after William Shakespeare, adaptation for the stage and artistic direction by Alexandru Vasilache, „Mihai Eminescu” Theatre of Botoşani 15 March: The Nameless Star, by Mihail Sebastian directed by Erwin Şimşensohn, National Theatre of Târgu-Mureş – „Liviu Rebreanu” company 15 March: The Hut by Aiat Fayez, direction and stage design by Tudor Lucanu, „Regina Maria” Theatre, Oradea 16 March: The Mistress of the Inn after Carlo Goldoni, collective direction, „Tudor Vianu” Theatre Giurgiu 18 March: The Man Who Saw Death by Victor Eftimiu, version for the stage by Andreea Vulpe, directed by Cristi Juncu, „Toma Caragiu” Theatre Ploieşti 18 March: Shakespeare, Sonnet 66, after W. Shakespeare, directed by Kokan Mladenović, „Csiky Gergely” Hungarian State Theatre Timişoara 19 March: Life Never Asks You Anything. One Woman Show with Wanessa Radu, directed by Anca Cismaru, „Maria Filotti” Theatre Brăila 22 March: The RA Lion, a musical by Marius Popa and Cezar Ghioca, „Andrei Mureşanu” Theatre of Sfântu Gheorghe 24 March: The Old Man’s Daughter and the Old Woman’s Daughter, adaptation for the stage by Valentin Dobrescu, after Ion Creangă, directed by Todor Valov, „Colibri” Children and Youth Theatre Craiova 24 March: The Pelican by August Strindberg, directed by Cătălin Vasiliu, „Fani Tardini” Drama Theatre of Galaţi 24 March: Spring Awakening by Frank Wedekind, directed by Charles Muller, German State Theatre Timişoara 25 March: An Oak Tree by Tim Crouch, directed by Bobi Pricop, Youth Theatre Piatra Neamţ 25 March: Ubu King by Alfred Jarry, direction and stage design by Tudor Lucanu, „Anton Pann” Theatre of Râmnicu-Vâlcea 25 March: In Caragiale’s World, script by Călin Ciobotari, after „Moments and Sketches” by I.L. Caragiale”, directed by Antonella Cornici, „Aureliu Manea” Theatre Turda 26 March: Nora by Henrik Ibsen, directed by Dumitru Lazăr Fulga, „Bacovia” Municipal Theatre of Bacău 27 March: The Fox, directed by Florin Zamfirescu, „Radu Stanca” National Theatre of Sibiu 28 March: The Metamorphosis, after Franz Kafka, directed by Ion Sapdaru, „Vasile Alecsandri” National Theatre of Iaşi 30 March: The Tiger of Our Town by Gianina Cărbunariu, directed by Bobi Pricop, „Matei Vişniec” Municipal Theatre of Suceava 30 March: The Retro Bird hits the block and falls on the hot concrete, directed by Radu Afrim, National Theatre of Târgu-Mureş – „Tompa Miklós” Company Join the Campaign, buy tickets, enjoy the theatre and do a good deed! The amounts raised from the ticket sales, donations and sponsorships can be transferred into the account RO40RZBR0000060007801286 open at Raiffeisen Bank, Piaţa Amzei Agency, Theatrical Solidarity Fund. Translated by Simona Nichiteanu 

From 20-23 February 2017, Skopje, Macedonia hosted the International Symposium Hamlet and Europe - To be or not to be and, at the same time, the founding meeting of the European Academy of the Balkans (Academia Balkanika Europeana), whose President was elected Ion Caramitru, through the unanimous proposal of the founding members of this newly established academic forum. The initiator of both events is the well-known playwright, novelist and Macedonian script-writer Jordan Plevnes (author, among others, of the play Cyril and Methodius, Who are You?!, presented in absolute premiere at NTB, within the NETA International Festival of 2015), at the same time founder (in 2007) and Rector of the University of Audiovisual Arts of Skopje (ESRA) – the first private university of audiovisual arts from Macedonia. In his capacity of Doctor Honoris Causa of this University (title awarded last year), Ion Caramitru has held, in the opening of the symposium, the communication with the title Hamlet and the World Theatre in My Life. The founding members of the new European Academy of the Balkans, united in the first meeting chaired by Ion Caramitru, have adopted on this occasion, on 21st February 2017, a document-manifesto of this forum, entitled the Skopje Declaration, document signed by a series of prominent personalities of the contemporary cultural world from 10 countries: Jasmila Zbanic, film director, Marina Finci painter and graphical artist, Gradimir Gojer, author, theatre director and poet, all from Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina Nicolas Wieers, the director of the Balkan Trafik Festival, Brussels, Belgium Jean-Patrick Connerade, professor at the Imperial College London, Great Britain, President of the European Academy of Academy of Sciences Arts and Letters (EASAL) Jordan Plevnes, author, Rector of the University of Audiovisual Arts (ESRA), member of the European Academy of Academy of Sciences Arts and Letters and Alexandre Prokopiev, author from Skopje, Macedonia Branislav Micunovic, former Minister of Culture from Montenegro Alek Popov, novelist, Sofia; Hristo Boytchev, playwright, Sofia, Bulgaria Atanasis Vistonitis, author, Athens, Greece Bashkin Shehu, writer; Vaso Tole, composer, Tirana, Albania Ion Caramitru, former Ministry of Culture of Romania, President-elect of the European Academy of the Balkans Svetlana Broz, author and film director, director at Gariwo and Vladislav Bajac, novelist and poet, Geo poetika, Belgrade, Serbia. Please find attached the entire core message of this Declaration, both in English and Romanian: Skopje Declaration Skopje Declaration-ro   Translated by Simona Nichiteanu

  Because people love beauty, they want to make gifts and because people who love beauty belong to our faithful audience, we have thought of meeting them with an unusual gift: the theatre voucher. The theatre voucher is the special gift we are launching on 1st March, but it is dedicated to all special moments of this year. Initiated last year, the Make a Gift Together with NTB campaign has launched for the first time on the market of cultural products, the theatre gift vouchers, meant to assist the ones who wish to give their loved ones the possibility of choosing their favourite theatre show from the repertoire of the ”I.L. Caragiale” National Theatre of Bucharest, on various anniversary occasions. The ones who had received a theatre gift voucher, were able to purchase from the NTB box office, to the extent that there were places free, tickets to the theatre shows, at prices falling within the value inscribed on the voucher. This year, we are bringing to your attention an offer consisting of three types of theatre gift vouchers, addressed to the various audience categories: The Gift Voucher, worth 100 lei, gives the possibility of purchasing in the range of low and medium prices within the NTB offer. The Premium Voucher, worth 200 lei, is the voucher that can be exchanged for tickets within the category of maximum prices from the offer of the National Theatre. The Student / Senior Voucher, worth 40 lei, is a special voucher, dedicated to students and seniors (our theatre-loving grandparents!), enabling the purchase from the NTB box office of tickets from the category for students and retired people. For exchanging this special voucher, the ones coming to the box office are kindly asked to show their student ID or a pension slip. Unlike last year, when vouchers could be exchanged only at the theatre’s box office, this year, the vouchers from the Gift and Premium categories can also be used online, for the purchase of tickets via the websites www.tnb.ro and www.mystage.ro On the online ticketing site, www.mystage.ro, the shows for which you can purchase tickets with the aid of the series inscribed on the vouchers, shall bear a distinctive mark indicating this possibility, so that they can be easily identified. Vouchers contain barcodes and can be read with the aid of a special sensor, should they be exchanged at the box office. In case of their exchange on the online platform, the inscription of the voucher series shall be necessary, matching the barcode, in the space intended for the validation of vouchers, by the purchasing software of Mystage.ro The ones willing to join this campaign, through the purchase of a larger number of gift vouchers, are asked to contact us, as the print-run of these vouchers is limited. Translated by Simona Nichiteanu