Gaitele

by Alexandru Kiritescu

September 7, 2025, 8:00 PM

You can't remain indifferent to a show based on a text like "The Gossips" by Kirițescu.

At first, you laugh with tears. And then you freeze because you realize you're laughing at yourself, at your family, at this people. "The Gossips" are the perfect characterization of Romanian-ness in its most cruel, intimate, and unmasked moments. And the produced show manages to capture very well this atmosphere of morbid national tragicomedy. The scenography, very well thought out and easy to handle, with strong interwar Romanian accents in terms of the house decorations, but also the soundtrack, contributes fully to the construction of the environment in which the Duduleanu family unfolds their infamous, native life.

You will rediscover 4 exceptional actresses in the 4 main female roles: Maia Morgenstern (a terribly credible Aneta Duduleanu, with strong, but not exaggerated, comic accents), Carmen Tănase (an exceptional Zoia, likeable, but also with scenic expressive force), Virginia Rogin (one of the most refined, complex and masterful actresses, here with a great role, in Lena) and Adriana Trandafir (a mountain of talent, passion and dedication, meticulously creating a Fräulein unlike any seen before).

One cannot forget the love triangle either, brilliantly interpreted by Diana Cavallioti (a sensual, feminine Wanda with a bubbling inner strength), Andreea Chirițescu (a Margareta amazingly in control) and Tudor Istodor (an authentic and original Mircea). Gabriel Fătu, Ioana Ancea and Ion Ionuț Ciocia have a very important contribution in the three comedic roles of Ianache, Colette and Georges Duduleanu, the sons and daughter-in-law of Aneta. Last but not least, in the small but very telling role of Zamfira, Mariangela Coldea shines through the joy of the game, bringing to the forefront a role that is usually overlooked. And all this theatrical symphony, conducted with a sure hand by director Gelu Colceag.

Congratulations are also directed each time to Imelda Manu, the creator of the scenography, Ioana Colceag and Geanina Punkosti, the creators of the special costumes and appropriate for the time of the action, but also to Teodora Petre, assistant director, who ensures the smooth running of each performance.

Cast:
Aneta Duduleanu – Maia Morgenstern
Zoia – Carmen Tănase
Lena – Virginia Rogin
Fräulein – Adriana Trandafir
Wanda Serafim – Diana Cavallioti
Margareta Aldea – Andreea Chirițescu
Mircea Aldea – Tudor Istodor
Ianache Duduleanu – Gabriel Fătu
Georges Duduleanu – Ionuț Ciocia
Colette Duduleanu – Ioana Ancea
Zamfira – Mariangela Coldea

Directed by — Gelu Colceag