TNB has temporarily suspended rehearsals for “Tartuffe,” the production directed by Felix Alexa. It is a concrete management decision, not a ruling on the disputed allegations that prompted the controversy.
The Bucharest National Theatre said on Tuesday that rehearsals were halted after a meeting with representatives of the Culture Ministry. The theatre said the pause would remain in place while it identifies an appropriate professional solution for continuing the project. The production has not been presented as cancelled, but TNB has not publicly set out a route for restarting it.
The decision matters because it moves the situation from public reaction to a visible institutional measure. For a publicly funded theatre, the continuity of a production, the use of resources and the professional authority given to a director are management questions it must address, including where the available material contains no judicial finding on the allegations.
HotNews reported that former students have accused Alexa of sexual harassment and sexual assault, among other conduct. Alexa rejects the accusations, calling them “completely false,” and said he would take legal action against people he considers defamatory. Those opposing positions make the distinction between legal liability and an institution’s decision about an active production especially important.
The suspension does not determine Alexa’s criminal or civil liability, nor does it announce his replacement. TNB has not said which professional solution it will choose, when rehearsals could resume, or what the Culture Ministry raised at the meeting. The theatre’s next test is to explain how it will continue the project without treating the pause as a complete answer to the crisis.
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