Centralteatret ( en, Central Theater) is a theatre on

Akersgata Akersgata (1-73E, 2-74) is a street in Oslo, Norway. It contains a number of important buildings such as the Parliament of Norway Building, several government buildings in the Regjeringskvartalet, the Trefoldighetskirken (Trinity Church), and the ...

in the city centre of Oslo, Norway. Centralteatret was established by the husband and wife acting team of

Johan Fahlstrøm Johan Peter Broust Fahlstrøm (30 August 1867 – 28 July 1938) was one of Norway's leading male actors before World War I. Johan Fahlstrøm was born in Trondheim, Norway. He debuted as an actor at the Christiania Theatre in 1887 in the play ''J ...

and

Alma Fahlstrøm Alma Isabella Fahlstrøm (née Bosse; 23 November 1863 – 29 May 1946) was a well known Norwegian stage actress, director and theatre manager. Alma Isabella Bosse was born in Skanderborg, Denmark. She was the daughter of Johan Heinrich Boss ...

in 1897. The theatre was especially known for a repertoire of the light genre including comedy, revues and operettas, but also classics (such as

Ibsen Henrik Johan Ibsen (; ; 20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a Norwegian playwright and theatre director. As one of the founders of modernism in theatre, Ibsen is often referred to as "the father of realism" and one of the most influential playw ...

) and new Norwegian drama. From 1902,

Harald Otto Harald Otto (January 24, 1865 – May 13, 1928) was a Norwegian actor and theater director. Otto was born in Nes, Norway, the son of the stationmaster Hans Otto Hansen (1815–?) and Maren Paulsen (1832–?). He moved to the United States in 188 ...

(1865–1928) was the theater manager and owner. His son, Reidar Otto (1890–1959) subsequently ran it, while his son, Harald Otto joined as manager in 1938. Members of the Otto family ran the theater until 1959. Since 1959 the premises have been used partly as a television studio. Central theater is now renovated. The hall has 387 seats. Centralteatret is Norway's oldest theater site in operation.

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Centralteatret (Yelp)
Theatres in Oslo 1897 establishments in Norway {{Norway-struct-stub