Royal Danish Playhouse
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The Royal Danish Playhouse (Danish: Skuespilhuset) is a theatre building for the Royal Danish Theatre in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It is situated on the waterfront of the Inner Harbour in the Frederiksstaden neighbourhood. It was created as a purpose-built venue for dramatic theatre, supplementing the theatre's old venue from 1874 on Kongens Nytorv and the 2004 Copenhagen Opera House, which are used for ballet and opera.
Address | Frederiksstaden Copenhagen Denmark |
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Coordinates | 55.6801°N 12.5946°E / 55.6801; 12.5946 |
Type | National theatre |
Capacity | 650 seats, 250 seats and 100 seats |
Production | Repertory |
Construction | |
Opened | 2008 |
Architect | Lundgaard & Tranberg |
Website | |
http://www.skuespilhus.dk/ |
The Royal Playhouse is designed by the Danish architectural practice Lundgaard & Tranberg and received a RIBA European Award in 2008 for its architecture[1] as well as a Red dot design award for the design of the chairs.