Betty Nansen Teatret, Theatre building in Frederiksberg, Denmark.
Betty Nansen Teatret is a red brick theatre on Frederiksberg Allé, a tree-lined avenue in the Frederiksberg district of Copenhagen. The building houses a main auditorium for stage productions and sits in a residential neighborhood a short distance west of the city center.
The site opened in 1857 as a beer garden called Odéon before being converted for theatrical use. The current brick building went up in 1888 and has been used as a theatre ever since.
The theatre takes its name from the Danish actress Betty Nansen, who ran it in the early 20th century and shaped its artistic direction toward Nordic and European drama. Walking through the building today, visitors can still feel that this is a place devoted to serious stage work rather than mainstream entertainment.
Performances take place on varying days and times, so it is worth checking the programme in advance before making the trip. Those who need accessible entry should contact the theatre directly, as conditions inside an older building can vary.
The theatre runs its own programme called Konfetti, which adapts literary works specifically for this stage rather than staging existing productions. The series was created for this venue and not imported from elsewhere.
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