The National Theatre “Mihai Eminescu” is participating in the 17th edition of the National Theatre Festival held in the Romanian cities of Bucharest and Sibiu between November 2 and 15. According to art critic Larisa Turea, the troupe of the National Theatre will present the play “Family Stories” by B. Srbljanovic, directed by Mihai Fusu, on November 9 in Bucharest. This play was very popular with the Moldovan public and won several prizes at the 2006 edition of the National Theatre Festival in Chisinau, including the prizes for the best performance, the best direction and the best scenography, Larisa Turea said. Besides the Theatre’s troupe and administration, the delegation includes such Moldovan theatre critics as Valentina Tazlauanu, Larisa Turea and Irina Nechit. A number of 54 plays will be presented at this year’s edition of the National Theatre Festival in Romania. Ninety-two performances overall will be given in all the Bucharest theatres including the National Opera House, the National Operetta Theatre, the Circus “Globus”, the National Dance Centre, and in Sibiu – the European cultural capital in 2007.