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A national theatre, a philharmonic, an opera and four cinemas — addresses, phones, and a link to each one's own programme.
Craiova has a national theatre, a philharmonic, an opera and a puppet theatre within a few streets of each other, plus four cinemas. The venues are below with their addresses and phones.
We do not reproduce their programmes. A season changes, performances sell out and dates move, and a mirrored listing would be out of date within a week while carrying our name. Each venue publishes its own programme and sells its own tickets — the links go straight there.
The clustering is worth knowing. The National Theatre "Marin Sorescu" and the Philharmonic are both a short walk from Piața Mihai Viteazul, and the Opera is on Strada Mihai Viteazul itself. An evening at any of them starts and ends in the same few streets as the restaurants and the bars, which is not true of most Romanian cities this size.
The theatre also gives Craiova its biggest international moment: the Shakespeare Festival, held every two years. See what is on for the dated calendar.
Teatrul Național "Marin Sorescu"
Open · until 22:00Strada Alexandru Ioan Cuza 11, 200585, Craiova
Filarmonica Oltenia
Calea Unirii 16, 200585 Craiova
Opera Română Craiova
Strada Mihai Viteazul 7, 200418 Craiova
Teatrul Colibri
Calea București 56, 200515 Craiova
Inspire Cinema Mercur
Closed · opens 12:00Etaj 4, Mercur Center, Calea Unirii 14, 200419 Craiova
Inspire Cinema Electroputere V.I.P
Closed · opens 10:00Calea București nr 80, 200440 Craiova
Cinema Patria
Open · until 22:00Strada Alexandru Ioan Cuza 15, 200585 Craiova
Cineplexx Craiova
Calea Severinului 61, 200769 Craiova
Addresses, phones and opening patterns come from each place's own Google listing and are refreshed when the ingestion runs. Phone before travelling at an odd hour.
