Centralteatret

Centralteatret
Theatre entrance, 2009
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Full nameOslo Nye Centralteatret
AddressAkersgata 38
Oslo
Norway
Coordinates59°54′52.5″N 10°44′36.2″E / 59.914583°N 10.743389°E / 59.914583; 10.743389
OperatorOslo Nye Teater
TypeTheatre
Opened1897 (1897)
Years active1897–present
Website
oslonye.no

Centralteatret (English: central theatre); (full name: Oslo Nye Centralteatret)[1][2][3] is a theatre on Akersgata, in the city centre of Oslo, Norway.[4]

Centralteatret was established by the husband-and-wife acting team of Johan Fahlstrøm and Alma Fahlstrøm, in 1897. The theatre was especially known for a repertoire of light genres, including comedy, revues, and operettas, but also classics and new Norwegian drama.[5][6]

From 1902, Harald Otto (1865–1928) owned and managed the theatre. His son, Reidar Otto (1890–1959), subsequently ran it, while his son, Harald Otto, joined as manager in 1938. Members of the Otto family operated the venue until 1959.[7][8]

As of 2024, Centralteatret is one of four stages that fall under Oslo Nye Teater.

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  2. ^ Thresher, Tanya. 2004. Twentieth-Century Norwegian Writers (= Dictionary of Literary Biography vol. 297). Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson/Gale, p. 246.
  3. ^ AAA 1998 Europe Travel Book. 1997. Heathrow, FL: American Automobile Association, p. 543.
  4. ^ Vallat, Marianne Dyrnes (13 January 2023). "Centralteatret". Archived from the original on 18 August 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2010 – via Store norske leksikon.
  5. ^ Ringnes, Haagen (27 January 2023). "Johan Fahlstrøm". Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2010 – via Store norske leksikon.
  6. ^ Ringnes, Haagen (27 January 2023). "Alma Fahlstrøm". Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2010 – via Store norske leksikon.
  7. ^ Christiansen, Arne (27 January 2023). "Harald Otto". Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2010 – via Store norske leksikon.
  8. ^ "Reidar Otto". Store norske leksikon. Archived from the original on 23 May 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.