Wednesday 22 Nov 2006

Events Theatre, Keyworth Centre, South Bank University, Keyworth Street, London SE1 0AA

Reception, Performance, Panel Discussion, Q&A

Programme:

• Reception – 18.30-19.30

• Performance / Panel Discussion – 19.30-21.00

The Romanian Cultural Centre in London (RCC) and London South Bank University invite you to meet Constantin Chiriac, Romanian director and internationally renowned actor of stage and screen.

The evening will begin with a reception in the Keyworth Centre, followed by an opening address by Professor Andrew Dewdney, Head of the Faculty of Arts and Humanity at LSBU. Professor Dewdney will introduce a performance of Credeti ca stiti cine sunt, dar de fapt (You Think You Know Me But You Don’t), a one man drama in English and Romanian, directed by Jonathan Banatvala, artistic director of Moving Theatre, and head of Theatre Studies at LSBU. Afterwards there will be a brief panel discussion on the themes of the play (migration, identity and cultural capital), followed by a Q&A session with the audience, chaired by writer Mike Phillips.

Credeti ca stiti cine sunt, dar de fapt had its premiere in 2005, during the International Theatre Festival in Sibiu, Transylvania, Romania, when it was given a studio reading by Constantin Chiriac, who is also director of the Festival. Subsequently the play was published in Romanian in the cultural magazine ‘Timpul’ based in Iasi (nr.7-8, July-August 2005).

The entrance is FREE. Limited Seats. Please book your seat by sending an e-mail to bookings@romanianculturalcentre.org.uk

How to get there: Tube: Elephant & Castle (Bakerloo Line). See map here

Organised by the Romanian Cultural Centre in London (RCC) and London South Bank University