Royal Danish Theatre

The Royal Danish Theatre was founded in 1748, first serving as the theatre of the king, and then as the theatre of the country.^{[citation needed]} A purpose-built venue of the same name was constructed on Kongens Nytorv, Copenhagen, between 1872 and 1874 to the designs of Danish architect Vilhelm Dahlerup, in association with Ove Petersen.^[1]

Edvard Fallesen was the general director of the Royal Danish Theatre from 1876 until his death in 1894.^[2][3]

The term "Royal Danish Theatre" refers to both the national Danish performing arts institution, and its old purpose-built venue on Kongens Nytorv. The Royal Danish Theatre organisation is under the control of the Danish Ministry of Culture.

The theatre presents opera, the Royal Danish Ballet, multi-genre concerts, and drama in several locations.

The RDT's performing arts venues have included the following:

• The Old Stage is the original Royal Danish Theatre built in 1874.
• The Copenhagen Opera House (Operaen), built in 2004.
• Stærekassen (New Stage) is an Art Deco theatre adjacent to the main theatre. It was used for drama productions. It is no longer used by the Royal Theatre.
• The Royal Danish Playhouse is a venue for "spoken theatre" with three stages, inaugurated in 2008.

• The Royal Theatre on Kongens Nytorv is a central location in the 1978 Olsen-banden film The Olsen Gang Sees Red (from 1:16:58).^[4]
• The Royal Theatre is the location of several important scenes in the 2015 drama film The Danish Girl where Einar (Eddie Redmayne) begins to acknowledge her feminine side.^[5]

• Copenhagen Opera House
• Det Danske Teater, a former touring theatre
• Royal Danish Ballet
• Royal Danish Ballet school
• Royal Danish Orchestra