FrankensteinJan 6-28, performances Mon-Fri 20:00, Sat 17:00; Teatret ved sorte hest, Vesterbrogade 150, Frederiksberg; 180kr, teaterbilletter.dkWhy Not Theatre Company are trying their luck in January for a change with a run of their new take on Frankenstein penned by resident playwright Tanya Mastilo, the winner of the 2020 Reumert Award for her stunning play ‘The Cheyenne…
I wonder how many readers have already reached for their smart phones and Google Translate to see what on earth Theakston is drivelling on about now (always assuming they have recognised the headline as being Latin). It’s still the silly season, so what can you expect? Anyway, for those of you, like me, who lack…
RapunzelJan 31-Feb 6; Biblioteket Rentemestervej, Rentemestervej 76, Cph NV; ctcircle.dkFor over 10 years now, the Copenhagen Theatre Circle has been delighting international audiences with their take on the traditional British pantomime. Expect comedy, singing, cross dressing and plenty of audience interaction. It’s perfect for children and families. Included in the cast this year is CTC legend…
The anticipation was palpable as the ample crowed bustled into Krudttønden theatre’s intimate surroundings. The upbeat audience appeared primed for an evening of comic absurdity courtesy of the beloved English author and Tony Award-winning playwright Alan Bennett. Setting the scene Kafka’s Dick – first staged in 1986 – is a farcical tale about depraved celebrity…
Kafka’s Dick April 13-23 (excluding 18th), Mon-Fri 20:00, Sat-Sun 17:00; Krudttønden, Serridslevvej 2, Cph Ø; 140kr, discounts available for groups over 10 and 20, and for CTC members, ctcircle.dk Alan Bennett’s 1986 absurdist comedy centres on the modern obsession with fame and the reader’s tenacious appetite for all the gaudy details of celebrity literary lives.…
Don’t miss American director Jeremy Thomas-Poulsen’s brilliant contemporary retelling of ‘Pygmalion’
Drama group’s first entry for 13 years in amateur theatre’s equivalent of eurovision underlines how far it has come lately
A quick straw poll among the group I took to the Copenhagen Theatre Circle’s ongoing production of ‘Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp’ revealed the difficulty of appraising pantomime: everybody had a different favourite character – proof that it really is for all-comers. Michel, early 40s, a Dane, liked Huangshan (played by Mario Paganini), the son…
If you loved Copenhagen Theatre Circle’s pantomime of ‘Cinderella’ last year, you won’t want to miss ‘Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp’
Enter the theatre group’s competition to design it a new logo and win 7,500 kroner
If you steal other men’s wives, another man might steal yours. This was one of the underlying lessons on Friday night when the Copenhagen Theatre Circle brought ‘The Good Doctor’ to life in front of a near full house at Krudttønden. Written by Neil Simon, the play comprises a pastiche of legendary Russian playwright Anton…
