Cirkusrevyen is the biggest revue in Denmark located in

Dyrehavsbakken (), commonly referred to as (), is an amusement park in Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune, Denmark, near Klampenborg (Gentofte municipality), about north of central Copenhagen. It opened in and is the world's oldest operating amusement park. With 2. ...

north of Copenhagen. It was founded in 1935 by restaurateur Carl Pehrsson, actors

Osvald Helmuth Osvald Helmuth (14 July 1894 – 18 March 1966) was a Danish stage and film actor and revue singer. Life and career HIs career began in Randers in 1913, and he later appeared in the Nørrebro Teater in Copenhagen.

, Oscar Holst and the musician Herman Gellin The young

Aage Stentoft Aage Stentoft (1 May 1914 – 8 July 1990) was a Danish composer, film score composer and theatre director. He composed over 700 melodies during his lifetime. Biography Stentoft was born in Holbæk, where he graduated from the Stenhus Kostsko ...

was the first accompanist for Cirkusrevyen. He was hired, just as he arrived to Copenhagen from

Holbæk Holbæk () is a town in Denmark and the seat of Holbæk municipality with a population of 29,608 (1 January 2022).Danish Broadcasting Corporation show "Omkring Aage Stentoft" (Around Aage Stentoft) from 1984 he told, how he got involved. He was applying for a job as a piano player in the revue. He could not play sheet music and played all his life by ear. He was hired on condition that he would buy a share in the revue. Stentoft believed in both the idea, the names and himself, so he took the offer. During one of the first rehearsals

Ludvig Brandstrup Ludvig Brandstrup (16 August 1861 – 13 May 1935) was a Danish sculptor. He is remembered above all for his Christian IX statue, Esbjerg, equestrian statue of Christian IX in Esbjerg but was also one of the most competent portraitists of his day ...

became irritable when Aage Stentoft made a few mistakes, Brandstrup shouted: - Who the H... is that hillbilly at the piano?" Stentoft got up, took a bow and said: "He is the one financing the revue!" Cirkusrevyen has every year been performed in the tent in Dyrehavsbakken. The only exception was 1945, when the tent was erected at the site of the burnt down

Forum Copenhagen Forum Copenhagen ( da, Forum København, italic=no) is a large multi-purpose, rentable indoor arena located in Frederiksberg, Denmark. It hosts a large variety of concerts, markets, exhibitions and other events. The venue can hold up to 10,000 p ...

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{{reflist Danish culture Revues