{{short description|Theater in Odense, Denmark}} {{use dmy dates|date=February 2026}} thumb|Odense Teater, Denmark
'''Odense Teater''' is a theatre in the city of Odense in Denmark. It dates back to 1796, making it Denmark's second-oldest theatre. It also includes a drama school.
== History == Odense Teater used to be at Sortebrødre Torv, where Hans Christian Andersen started as a writer.{{cn|date=February 2026}}
It is notable in theatrical history for staging the première of Henrik Ibsen's first contemporary realist drama ''The Pillars of Society'' on 14 November 1877.<ref>{{cite web|title=Facts about Pillars of Society|url=http://www.ibsen.net/index.gan?id=473|work=Ibsen.net|date=2001-08-10|first=Jens-Morten|last=Hanssen|access-date=2013-02-08}}</ref>
Since 1914, the theatre has been in Jernbanegade along with the King's Gardens and the Funen's Art Museum.
==Description== Odense Teater is one of the country's three main theatres.{{explain|what are the other two?|date=February 2026}}{{cn|date=February 2026}}
It is located in Jernbanegade, where it has three stages: Store Scene, Værkstedet, and Foyerscenen. It also has stages at Farinen as well as Raffinaderiet in the old sugar factory, where there is also a drama school.{{cn|date=February 2026}}
==Theatre school== The theatre includes a drama school (''skuespillerskolen''). In 2015 the school was amalgamated with five other drama schools, to form the Danish National School of Performing Arts.<ref>{{cite web |title=Den Danske Scenekunstskole: Kulturministeriet |website=kum.dk |publisher=Kulturministeriet |date=1 January 1970 |url=https://kum.dk/om-ministeriet/organisation-og-institutioner/statsinstitutioner/den-danske-scenekunstskole/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512181948/https://kum.dk/om-ministeriet/organisation-og-institutioner/statsinstitutioner/den-danske-scenekunstskole/ |archive-date=12 May 2018 |url-status=dead |language=da |access-date=2 February 2026}}</ref>
== External links == *{{Official website|https://www.odenseteater.dk}}
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