The National Theatre Bucharest is one of the national theatres of Romania, located in the capital city of Bucharest. It was founded as the Teatrul cel Mare din București in 1852, its first director being Costache Caragiale. It became a national institution in 1864 by a decree of Prime Minister Mihail Kogălniceanu, and was officially named as the Nation…The National Theatre Bucharest is one of the national theatres of Romania, located in the capital city of Bucharest. It was founded as the Teatrul cel Mare din București in 1852, its first director being Costache Caragiale. It became a national institution in 1864 by a decree of Prime Minister Mihail Kogălniceanu, and was officially named as the National Theatre in 1875; it is now administered by the Romanian Ministry of Culture.