Nørrebros Theater

Nørrebros Theater

The Nørrebros Teater is a theater in Copenhagen, Denmark. It opened in July 1886. Botable actors who have starred at the theatre before entering film include Osvald Helmuth, Buster Larsen, Poul Reichhardt and Poul Bundgaard. The current theatre director is Mette Wolf.

History

Store Ravnsborg

Nørrebros Teater originates in the entertainment venue Store Ravnsborg. Nørrebros Teater opened as a dinner theater in 1886. Under the Danish Theatre Act, shows could only last up to 45 minutes and feature a limited number of actors. The repertoire consisted of farces, operettas, pariduc comedies and revue.

When Aage Stentoft took over the position as theatre director in the 1930s. He converted the gave the theatre a more international profile with operettas and musicals.

The name of the theatre was changed to My Scala (New Scala) on 7 January 1955, "New" being a reference to the "old" Nationalt Scala. In 1966, Stentoft was succeeded by Karen Marie Løwert. The name was changed simply to Scala in 1971.

Leon Feder took over the position as theatre director in 1981. He changed the name back to Nørrebros Teater to once again give it a more local profile.[1]

Cultural references

Nørrebros Teater is used as a location in the films Hvad vil De ha'? (1956), Prinsesse for en dag (1962) and Mord for åbent tæppe (1964).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Nørrebros Teater". danskefilm.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 19 May 2017.

Coordinates: 55°41′17.4″N 12°33′40.1″E / 55.688167°N 12.561139°E / 55.688167; 12.561139


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