The comedy written by the brilliant theater man Tudor Mușatescu,  Cheful Suprem (The Supreme Chef) is once again staged by director Beatrice Rancea, this time at the Luceafarul Hall. A tonic show, in nine characters,  Cheful Suprem (The Supreme Chef) enjoys an exceptional cast – Magda Catone, Luminița Erga, Silviu Biriș, Mihai Baranga, Cristi Toma, Vlad Lință, Cristina Constantinescu, Monica Dobrișan  and the extraordinary participation of soprano Arlinda Morava.

A sparkling comedy, with bitter reverberations,  Cheful Suprem satirically portrays a gathering of social climbers, who believe and present themselves as belonging to the "high society". At a New Year's party, immediately after New Year's, the news of a possible mushroom poisoning will strike mercilessly and change everything. All those present, relatives and old friends, reveal their true colors, under the threat of imminent death. They want to spend their last moments in happiness; but alcohol and the approach of the tragic end loosen their tongues and thus things are said that should have remained hidden, accounts are settled, secrets and evils are revealed. The ending is unexpected, precisely through the candid way in which it reveals greed, pettiness and human stupidity.

Written for radio theater, Cheful Suprem is a lesser-known text by the author of the much more famous Titanic-Vals and …Escu, Tudor Mușatescu, and was performed on the radio by artists such as Radu Beligan alongside Mihai Fotino in 1960 (artistic direction Mihai Zirra) and Dem Rădulescu, Sanda Toma, Alexandru Giugaru, Nineta Gusti in 1969 (artistic direction Constantin Moruzan).

Direction and stage adaptation: BEATRICE RANCEA

Cast: MAGDA CATONE, LUMINIŢA ERGA, SILVIU BIRIȘ, MIHAI BARANGA, CRISTI TOMA, VLAD LINȚĂ, CRISTINA CONSTANTINESCU, MONICA DOBRIȘAN

In the role of the dog Pufi: Don Vito

Light design and stage movement: BEATRICE RANCEA

Scenography: MARIA MIU

Show duration: 1 hour and 15 minutes (without intermission)