Another actor withdraws from collaborating with the „I.L. Caragiale” National Theatre in Bucharest / His gesture is linked to the crisis caused by the hiring of director Felix Alexa at TNB

Actor Tudor Cucu-Dumitrescu announced that he is ending his collaboration with the Bucharest National Theatre and withdrawing from the cast of the play “Mary Stuart”, in protest against the way the institution is managing the crisis triggered by the hiring of director Felix Alexa.

The decision was announced on Facebook. The actor said that this is the “only concrete step” he can take to express his position during this period. The move comes after actor Conrad Mericoffer announced his resignation from the TNB, also in protest.

More than 1,000 artists have signed a petition calling for the intervention of the Minister of Culture in the case of Felix Alexa’s hiring. The director is accused by former students and collaborators of sexual harassment, abuse of power, and professional blackmail, allegations he denies.

The controversy began after a RISE Project investigation published in 2022 and intensified in October 2026, when Alexa was hired by the TNB. The Ministry of Culture is checking the implementation of anti-harassment measures in subordinate institutions. The director rejected the calls for his withdrawal and announced that he would take legal action against people whom he accuses of defamation.