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Entertainment
Theatres
Act Theatre
Calea Victoriei 126
Tel: 310 31 03
link
11:00-18:30
Trendy, well-managed private theatre that presents a wide selection of plays and performances. Tickets cost between 40,000 - 100,000 lei.
C. Tănase Theatre
Calea Victoriei 33
Tel: 312 10 29
10:00-18:00
Get a good dose of local satire every Thr, Fri, Sat at 18:00. Tickets 50,000 lei.
Casandra Theatre Studio
Str. Franceză 1
Tel: 310 35 74
17:30-19:00
Performances start at 19:00. Tickets 20,000 lei.
Comedy Theatre
Str. Sfântul Dumitru 2
Tel: 315 91 37
link
11:00-18:00
See how funny life can be. All performances in Romanian and start at 18:30. Performances start at 18:30. Tickets cost 52,000 lei.
Excelsior Theatre
Str. Academiei 28
Tel: 315 97 36
09:30-17:00
Productions suited more for children than grown-ups. Tickets 10,500 lei. Shows start at 10:00 every day .
Ion Creangă Theatre
Piata Amzei 13
Tel: 650 26 55
09:00-17:00
except:
Mon: Closed
Children's theatre. Tickets 31,000 lei, children half price.
Jewish Theatre
Str. Barasch 15
Tel: 323 39 70
link
10:00-14:00
Jewish plays with Jewish actors on Sat, Sun at 11:00, performed in Yiddish with Romanian translations via headphones. Tickets 42,000 lei, students 21,000 lei.
L. Sturdza Bulandra Theatre
Sala Toma Caragiu, Str. Calderon 76A
Tel: 212 05 27
link
11:00-18:00
Without sounding like a supermarket advert, you're going to find quality here at next-to-nothing prices (how do they manage to pay the actors?) There are two auditoriums: a classical Italian stage
(Izvor Hall) and one designed after London's Globe Theatre
(Toma Caragiu Hall) . Tickets between 31,000 - 90,000 lei. Open 11:00 - 18:00. Sala Izvor, B-dul Schitu Măgureanu 1 (tel. 314 75 46).
National Theatre "I.L. Caragiale"
B-dul Nicolae Bălcescu 2
Tel: 314 71 71
link
10:00-19:00
except:
Mon: 10:00-16:00
Three very 1970s-looking and slightly shabby auditoriums host very professional domestic and foreign plays by a broad selection of both classical and contemporary Romanian playwrights. The theatre's Big Hall
(Sala Mare) , hosts the grand productions, while the Ampitheatre
(Sala Amfiteatru) shows smaller productions and TV shows, and the Studio Hall
(Sala Atelier) . gets a mix of low key shows and presentations. Tickets 30,000 - 100,000 lei.
Nottara Theatre
B-dul Magheru 20
Tel: 212 52 89
link
10:00-20:00
The most central theatre in a normal-looking block that is considered a major earthquake risk. Don't let that put you off as the eager team put on a wide array of both locally produced and international productions that constantly bring in large audiences. The theatre has a 400-seat main auditorium and a downstairs Studio Hall
(Sala Studio) . All shows start at 19:30. Good bookshop for those interested in local theatre and so on. Tickets between 40,000 - 60,000 lei. Box ofiice on Str. Jules Michelet 1 (tel. 212 52 89), open 10:00 - 20:00.
Odeon Theatre
Calea Victoriei 40-42
Tel: 314 72 34
link
11:00-19:00
except:
Mon: Closed
Recently renovated and looking good, the theatre - cosily tucked in between two domineering buildings - houses a 400-seat auditorium that hosts a mix of local and foreign plays. Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun at 19:00. Tickets 63,000 - 84, 000 lei, students half price.
Small Theatre
Str. C. Mille 16
Tel: 314 70 81
Fax: 312 36 63
11:00-18:30
except:
Mon: Closed
Local big names perform a repertory including Chekhov, Shakespeare, Gorky, and Romanian playwrights. Tickets: 42,000 lei/21,000 lei.
Tăndărică Puppet Theatre
Str. Eremia Grigorescu 24
Tel: 211 32 88
except:
Mon: Closed
Tue: Closed
Children's theatre. Tickets 30,000 lei, children 16,000 lei. Also on Calea Victoriei 48-50 (tel. 614 59 87).
Very Small Theatre
B-dul Carol 21
Tel: 314 09 05
10:00-16:00
except:
Mon: Closed
The very small (but not that small) theatre plays host to up-and-coming directors and actors. Tickets 63,000 lei.
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