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The I.L. Caragiale National Theater is planning a new Playwriting workshop from November 10, 2025, to May 17, 2026, led by Mimi Branescu, now in its fourth edition. The workshop is open to anyone interested. Applications should be sent to andrei.marinescu@tnb.ro by November 1, 2025. The application for enrollment must contain: - a brief CV - contact details - an original text, no longer than 3 pages, with a scene for 2-3 characters or a monologue The workshop will involve one meeting per week. A maximum of 10 participants will be selected and announced on November 10, 2025. Participation in the workshop is free of charge.   Translated by Andreea Codrea-Boeriu

Since the beginning of 2025, Casa de flori - floral creation and design atelier, has joined the National Theater "I.L. Caragiale" in Bucharest, as a brand partner of NTB. Together, Casa de flori and NTB, give joy and unforgettable moments, not only to the artists who take the stage of the National Theater Bucharest, but also to the spectators. In addition to the NTB premieres, which have been marked within the framework of this partnership by marvelous floral arrangements that have reached the hearts of our artists, in April, the NTB - Casa de flori partnership proposes a special event dedicated to the public! On the occasion of Palm Sunday, spectators who will walk into the halls of the National Theatre in Bucharest on April 13, 2025, will be greeted with small delicate, colorful and fragrant gifts. We are therefore waiting for you, with flowers, at the Bucharest National Theater, on Palm Sunday, when our halls will be playing the following shows: Rehearsal for a better world - "Ion Caramitru" Hall, Ghosts and Dandelions - Sala Pictura, Incognito - Sala Atelier and You say tomato - Sala Mică. Starting April 22, in the foyer of the "Ion Caramitru" Hall of the Bucharest National Theatre, you will be able to create and take with you artistic memories - photos that you can take in the special space dedicated to theater-goers, which will be arranged by the floral designers from Casa de flori, with passion and enthusiasm. So you will be able to leave the NTB performances not only with the memory of a wonderful performance, but also with a photo in which you will be surrounded by the colors and fragrance of the special floral arrangements created in the framework of the NTB - Casa de flori partnership! With the NTB and Casa de flori, it's spring in any season!   Translated by Andreea Codrea-Boeriu 

On the occasion of World Theatre Day, on March 27, 2025, the Bucharest National Theatre invites you to a new series of Podcasts of the Bucharest National Theatre. Beloved actors, who you often see on the TNB's stages, chat with the theater's artistic director, Marius Bodochi, about theater and life. Podcasts of the National Theater Bucharest can be watched on NTB's youtube channel TNB-TV. To subscribe to the TNB-TV channel, which gives you the opportunity to quickly learn about our programs online, you can use the following link: The first episode of the new series Podcasts of the Bucharest National Theatre, will be available on TNB-TV, premiering on March 27, at 21:00.   The audio podcast can be listened to on youtube music (formerly google podcast) and on the redcircle and spotify platforms   All the episodes are available here.   Translated by Andreea Codrea-Boeriu

Exclusive taxi service for NTB spectators The "I.L. Caragiale" National Theater in Bucharest and Meridian Taxi are delighted to welcome the spectators with an initiative aimed to bring a touch of comfort and safety to winter evenings. From January 22, 2025, right after the end of the performance of "The Hanged Man's Forest" (around 10.40 pm), a specially arranged station in the theater's parking lot will offer culture lovers an easy way to continue their evening in peace, without worrying about the cold or the dark. This partnership is dedicated to all those who believe that the magic of performance should not stop when the curtain comes down. Therefore, in order to meet the needs of spectators who attend NTB performances and who often face mobility problems due to traffic jams, both at peak hours (coinciding with the starting times of NTB performances) and at late hours when some performances end, the taxi company Meridian TAXI has recently signed a partnership protocol with the NTB under which it offers an exclusive service with premium advantages of access to taxi on-demand services to NTB spectators, both when they leave the NTB and when they arrive for performances or other events at the NTB: fast order pick-up, immediate access to the pick-up location (located within the perimeter of the NTB parking lot), payment of the ride with POS, synchronization of the flow of available cars with the number of spectators, payment by card in the mobile app, ordering via Whatsapp and Instagram, etc. Thus, based on a QR code displayed in the NTB foyers, spectators will be able to initiate by phone the order of a taxi from the Meridian fleet, immediately receiving the necessary details for the trip, and will be directed to the customer arrival/ pick-up points located visibly in the NTB's outdoor parking lot. Meridian will automatically take NTB customers' orders, directing taxis with priority to this area specially set up by NTB in its own parking lot, hereinafter referred to as the "customer pick-up/arrival point" Upon arrival of the taxis, customers will be validated by the drivers on the basis of the messages received by phone and transported to the desired destinations. Spectators who will use the services of the Meridian taxi fleet to come to the performances and events taking place at the NTB will also benefit from various advantages: payment of the fare by mobile POS, compliance with the mandatory premium equipment conditions of the taxis that will serve this destination. Meridian will offer discounts or bonuses to NTB spectators: for every 4 rides to the National Theater, Meridian will offer a 40 lei voucher (Conditions of use: rides must be ordered from the Meridian application; a user can receive a maximum of 2 vouchers in a calendar month). Taxi to the theater! - here is a slogan about to become reality...   Translated by Andreea Codrea-Boeriu