Petrika Ionesco


Petrika Ionesco is a Romanian-born French stage director, scenic designer and playwright.

Life and career

In 1970 he graduated from the "Ion Luca Caragiale" Theatrical Arts Academy in Bucharest, and in the same year he defected while touring Italy.
After living in France for about a year, he went to the USA in 1971, and then hitchhiked around the world before returning to Paris. There he met Fernando Arrabal, who invited him to London to stage his play Et ils passèrent des menottes aux fleurs.
He has staged plays in France, Great Britain, Germany, Irland, Romania, Switzerland, etc.
Although he mainly works for the theatre stage, he has also staged shows at Disneyland.
He became a French citizen in 1976.

Filmography