Karlstads Teater, Theatre in Klara, Karlstad, Sweden

Karlstads Teater is a performance venue in central Karlstad that specializes in opera and theatrical productions. The building features multiple seating sections and hosts shows year-round for audiences of various sizes.

Designed by architect Axel Johan Anderberg, the theatre was completed in 1893 and inaugurated on 7 November with a prologue written by Gustaf Fröding. In 1937 it was converted into a cinema, then reopened as a theatre in 1984 after a thorough restoration. It has been a listed building since 18 November 1985.

The venue hosts opera productions and musicals that shape the artistic life of the city. Visitors experience a mix of classical and contemporary works performed by local and regional artists.

The theatre stands at Malmtorgsgatan 2 in the Klara district, just northwest of Västra bron, west of Sandbäcksgatan and south of Våxnäsgatan. The entrance facing Sandbäcksgatan opens onto Zarah Leanders plats. The auditorium seats 397, and the building has been a listed building monument since 18 November 1985.

In the foyer stands a bust of the singer Zarah Leander, made by the sculptor Karel Becvar, and the square outside the Sandbäcksgatan entrance is named Zarah Leanders plats after her. The building was converted into a cinema in 1937 and reopened as a theatre in 1984 after a thorough restoration.