The Norwegian Theatre

The Norwegian Theatre was established in 1912, with its artistic opening in 1913. In 1985 the theatre moved into a new venue located in the street of Kristian IVs gate 8.

The theatre has three stage halls with flexible capacity; Hovudscenen (literally: The Main Stage, max 756 seats), Scene 2 (literally: Stage 2, max. 200 seats) and Scene 3 (literally: Stage 3, max 120 seats).

The theatre also has a lobby venue called Bikuben (literally: The Beehive).

Information

(Objekt ID 2673)
Object type Organization
Also known as Det Norske Teatret
Organization type National institution
Main focus Theatre, Musical theatre
Established Navember 22, 1912
Website Det Norske Teatret
Last changed 13.05.2025
Create date 20.02.2012

Contact information

Address Kristian IVs gt. 8, 0164 Oslo, Norway
Telefon 22473800

Other information

Legal entity Limited liability company/AS or ASA
Org nr. 921 196 164
Member of Association of Norwegian Theatres and Orchestras
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In the declaration of mission from 1912 it is said that The Norwegian Theatre is to "show plays in Norwegian language, rural and urban". All the productions the theatre produces use the language of New Norwegian or different dialects. The Norwegian and the Nordic are important components in the repertoire, in addition to classics and modern European and international drama.

Musical theatre has also played an important role in the repertoire since the very beginning. The Norwegian Theatre hosted the Norwegian openings of large-scale musicals such as Cats and Les Misérables. In recent years The Norwegian Theatre has emphasised new Norwegian drama as well as developing new musicals.

The repertoire is decided by the artistic director in collaboration with an artistic council consisting of representatives from the different artistic departments of the theatre.

EventyrForteljeTeaterStund* (FairytaleTellingTheatreTime) by The Norwegian Theatre was nominated for The Hedda Award 2013 in the special artistic achievement category.

Source:

The Norwegian Theatre, www.detnorsketeatret.no

The Hedda Award, heddaprisen.no, 10.06.2013, http://www.heddaprisen.no/pub/heddaprisen/main/?aid=1176

*Not yet translated into English. The title within parentheses is the Norwegian title's literal meaning.