Eugène Ionesco National Theatre

A repertory theatre at 11 Grigore Vieru Boulevard, 2.9 km from the centre of Chisinau in a straight line. The timeline on the site dates the company to May 1990, founded by Petru Vutcarau with a group of young actors, granted state-theatre status in September 1991 and opening its first Chisinau season on 19 October 1991 with “Cantareata cheala” by Eugene Ionesco · the site also states that Ionesco personally agreed to let the theatre carry his name, and that it holds National Theatre status since 2016. The current repertoire listed online runs from “The Seagull” by Chekhov and “King Lear” by Shakespeare to “Peter Pan” and “Oscar and the Lady in Pink”, with running times between 1h 20 min and 3h 30 min and an age rating printed next to every title, from “all ages” to 18+. The site lists its spaces · the theatre foyer, the main hall and the studio hall · without saying which show plays where. Tickets are bought online: the “Bilete” button on every show page leads to iTicket, where the September 2026 programme is on sale from 170 lei, 200 lei for “ADI” · the theatre site prints no prices and also points to the box office, 079 233 833, Wednesday to Sunday, 10:00 to 19:00. Google reviews praise the cast (“amazing and talented”, “the actors were absolutely incredible”), the attentive staff and “very affordable” tickets · the single complaint is about the seating, “I know you can find better chairs”, written by the very reviewer who praises the company. The site advertises discounts for pupils, pensioners and people with disabilities, without naming amounts.