Bernard Shaw

Actor Ion Caramitru was buried on Friday, with military honours, on the Actors' Alley of the Bellu Cemetery in the Capital City, in the presence of dozens of people who applauded for a long time.

Actor Ion Caramitru will be laid to rest today on the Actors Alley of the Bucharest Bellu Cemetery. On the way from the Visarion Church to the cemetery, the funeral procession will stop around noon in front of the "I.L. Caragiale" National Theater, where he served as manager over the past 16 years, for a final farewell.

The UK National Theater's critically acclaimed production of Bernard Shaw's "Saint Joan," live from the Donmar Warehouse in London, is being screened at the Athens Concert Hall on Thursday, February 16, at 9 p.m. The production, directed by Josie Rourke and starring Gemma Arteton in the title role, will be screened with English subtitles. Tickets cost 15 euros.

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