Odense Teater

Odense Teater

The Odense Teater is a theater in Odense . It was founded in 1796, making it Denmark's second oldest theater. Along with the Aarhus Teater and the Aalborg Teater , it is counted among the Landsdelsscener , the three most important Danish theaters outside of Copenhagen. A drama school has been attached to the theater since 1941.

German theater groups also performed regularly in the first theater building at Sortebrødre Torv from 1795 to 1814. Hans Christian Andersen attended performances here from 1812 at the latest and received such deep impressions that he tried his hand at being an actor and playwright as a child. Today's venue, a neo-baroque building on Jernbanegade, was built by Niels Jacobsen in 1913/14 .

Directors (selection)

• Adam Frederik Trampe (1798–1801)
• Jens Peter Müller
• Frederik Mueller
• Jens Walther (1906–1912)
• Emil Wulff (1908–1909)
• Eyvind Kornbeck (1912-1917, 1920-1921)
• Svend Aggerholm 1917-1921, 1935-1936
• Poul Gregaard (1921-1927)
• Thorvald Larsen (1927-1935)
• Helge Rungwald (1936–1960)
• Helge Dahl (1960–1961)
• Kai Wilton (1961-1976)
• Jacob Høirup (1976-1977)
• Sandø Libra (1977–1985)
• Poul Holm Joensen (1985-2000)
• Kasper Wilton (2000-2010)
• Michael Mansdotter (2010-2013)
• Jens August Wille (since 2013)

Well-known actors (selection)

• Paul Hüttel
• Klaus Pagh
• Kirsten Olesen
• Lars Knutzon
• Jannie Faurschou
• Søren Sætter-Lassen
• Ida Dwinger
• Kristian Halken
• Henrik Prip
• Morten Lützhøft
• Nicolaj Copernicus
• Charlotte Munck
• Thure Lindhardt
• Lars Ranthe
• Sonja Richter
• Cecilie Stenspil
• Marie Søderberg

literature

• Günther Hansen: The National Theater in Odense. A contribution to German-Danish theater history. Lechte, Emsdetten 1963.
• Holger Dyrbye, Jørgen Thomsen, Johnny Wøllekær: I kunsten kan livet kendes. Odense Teater i 200 år. Odense Teater, Odense 1996.
• Jørgen Heiner: Odense Teater. In: Alette Scavenius (red.): Gyldendals Teaterleksikon. Gyldendal 2007 ( teaterleksikon.lex.dk ).

Web links

Commons : Odense Teater  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website at odenseteater.dk (Danish)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Jack Zipes: Hans Christian Andersen: The Misunderstood Storyteller. Routledge, New York 2014, p. 5 f.
2. ^ Website of the theater.

Coordinates: 55 ° 23 '54.6 "  N , 10 ° 23' 6.7"  E