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Odense Teater is a theater in the city of
Odense Odense ( , , ) is the third largest city in Denmark (after Copenhagen and Aarhus) and the largest city on the island of Funen. As of 1 January 2025, the city proper had a population of 185,480 while Odense Municipality had a population of 210, ...
in Denmark. It dates back to 1796, which makes it Denmark's second-oldest theater. It is one of the country's three main theaters. The venue is located in Jernbanegade, where it has three stages: ''Store Scene'', ''Værkstedet'', and ''Foyerscenen''. It also has stages at ''Farinen'' and ''Raffinaderiet'' in the old sugar factory of Odense, where there is also a drama school.


History

Odense Teater used to be at Sortebrødre Torv, where
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started as a writer. It is notable in theatrical history for staging the première of
Henrik Ibsen Henrik Johan Ibsen (; ; 20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a Norwegian playwright, poet and actor. Ibsen is considered the world's pre-eminent dramatist of the 19th century and is often referred to as "the father of modern drama." He pioneered ...
's first contemporary realist drama ''
The Pillars of Society ''The Pillars of Society'' (or "Pillars of the Community"; original Norwegian title: ''Samfundets støtter'') is an 1877 play written by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. Ibsen had great trouble with the writing of this play. The ending is ...
'' on 14 November 1877. Since 1914, the theater has been in Jernbanegade along with the King's Gardens and the
Funen's Art Museum Funen's Art Museum ( Danish: ''Fyns Kunstmuseum''), formerly The Museum of Funen Diocese and Museum Civitatis Othiniensis, founded in 1885, is an art museum in Odense, Denmark. Funen's Art Museum operated as a part of the Odense City Museums (''O ...
.


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