Born in Bacău, Mădălin Hîncu has been passionate about theatre since high school. He studied directing (bachelor and master) at UNATC Bucharest. In 2018 he was nominated for the UNITER award for directorial debut with the production of The Night of the Bear, which he staged at the Comedy Theatre in Bucharest. He has directed performances of classical and contemporary drama and dramatizations of consecrated operas. He has collaborated with the Bacovia Municipal Theatre in Bacau, the Excelsior Theatre in Bucharest, the National Theatre in Târgu Mureș and the Matei Vișniec Municipal Theatre in Suceava.  He has participated at theater workshops coordinated by important artists such as Radu Penciulescu, Tufan Imamutdinov, David Esrig and Enikö Eszenyi. Since 2022 he is the artistic director of the Bacovia Municipal Theatre in Bacău.