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Det Kongelige Teater: A Cultural Extravaganza in 2025

Det Kongelige Teater is set to deliver an electrifying blend of drama, music, and performance art in 2025. From Anja Behrens' innovative staging of 'Peer Gynt' to the nostalgic tribute by The Bootleg Beatles, this year promises an unforgettable journey through the arts. Highlights include the introspective drama 'Ex', the whimsical tale 'The Incredible Story of the Giant Pear', and the return of musical legends like The Savage Rose. Each event brings a unique flair, showcasing the diverse talents of performers and creators at this prestigious Danish theater.

Feb 1, 2025
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1. Peer Gynt
Dance and words go hand in hand when choreography meets acting in Anja Behrens’ staging of Ibsen’s wildly imaginative classic. Peer Gynt wanders the world, driven by a relentless thirst for acknowledgment and the urge to escape his childhood. Subjected to his mother's deprivation and sorrow over the traumatic dissolution of his family and home, he has spent his life evading truth and reality, escaping into delusions, fantasies and grandiose lies. This serves as both his salvation and his curse. When he finally returns home, he is confronted with his profound fear of death.
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Jan 16 - Feb 28, 2025
Det Kongelige Teater

The Royal Danish Playhouse

2. Jeppe On The Hill
Jeppe is a man utterly devoid of control over his own life; he's a tenant farmer, beaten and cheated on by his wife, Nille. Additionally, Jeppe bears the scars of a decade in military service. His only escape is to drown his sorrows in alcohol at Jacob Shoemaker’s inn. When the baron and his servants find the drunken Jeppe on the dungheap and, as a practical joke, elevate him to king-for-a-day, he, as the 'baron,' assumes power and becomes surprisingly tyrannical before being drunkenly thrown back onto the dungheap. His punishment is an even more malicious jest, as Jeppe is mockingly sentenced to death and hanged, only to return home for one final humiliation.
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Jan 20 - Feb 23, 2025
Det Kongelige Teater

The Royal Playhouse and The Old Stage

3. Ex
At first glance, Sibylle and Daniel, portrayed by Birgitte Hjort Sørensen and Mikkel Arndt, seem to lead an idyllic yet somewhat mundane family life, complete with respectable careers, a stylish apartment and two young children. One night, Daniel's ex-girlfriend Franziska, played by Julie Agnete Vang Christensen, suddenly appears. She becomes the catalyst for an explosion in what turns out to be an already strained relationship between Daniel and Sibylle, whose children have long been hostages in their trench warfare. Daniel chose Sibylle over Franziska, because she was the stable and sensible choice, but perhaps he chose wrongly?
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Jan 23 - Mar 1, 2025
Det Kongelige Teater

The Royal Danish Playhouse

4. The Bootleg Beatles 2025
60 years ago, John Paul George and Ringo's debut film A Hard Day ́s Night was a success beyond all expectations and their second film Help! the following year would also prove to break all box office records. So what better time to celebrate the music not just from these two iconic films, but from all five films by The Fab Four with The Bootleg Beatles' spectacular new show. With all the hits from A Hard Day ́s Night, Help!, Magical Mystery Tour, Yellow Submarine and Let It Be, The Bootleg Beatles, with a little help from their faithful orchestral ensemble – Pepperland Sinfonia, will take you on a glorious whirlwind tour through the Fab Fours career in a brand new and fantastic concept show. It's all there–the costumes, the equipment, the videos on the screen, the Beatles banter between songs....and of course their uncanny resemblance to the real thing. So why break a lifelong tradition - come Celebrate the Fab Four on Film with the wonderful Bootleg Beatles and Pepperland Sinfonia. It's no The Beatles..... but you simply won't believe it!
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Feb 2, 2025
Det Kongelige Teater

Copenhagen · Copenhagen Opera House

5. The Incredible Story of the Giant Pear
Welcome to Solby, a place of peace and tranquillity, until Sebastian and Mitcho reel in a message in a bottle from the sea. Inside the bottle, they uncover a letter from JB, the missing mayor of Solby, along with a mysterious seed. When they plant the seed in their garden, it sprouts into an enormous pear, which soon carries them across the open sea towards a mysterious island. Along their voyage, they face sabre-wielding pirates, a formidable sea dragon and ghostly apparitions – encounters that might not be as perilous as they initially seem.
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Feb 6 - Mar 1, 2025
Det Kongelige Teater

The Royal Danish Playhouse

6. Ex - On Tour
At first glance, Sibylle and Daniel, portrayed by Birgitte Hjort Sørensen and Mikkel Arndt, seem to lead an idyllic yet somewhat mundane family life, complete with respectable careers, a stylish apartment and two young children. One night, Daniel's ex-girlfriend Franziska, played by Julie Agnete Vang Christensen, suddenly appears. She becomes the catalyst for an explosion in what turns out to be an already strained relationship between Daniel and Sibylle, whose children have long been hostages in their trench warfare. Daniel chose Sibylle over Franziska, because she was the stable and sensible choice, but perhaps he chose wrongly?
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Mar 7 - Apr 10, 2025
Det Kongelige Teater

Baltoppen LIVE + 22 other locations

7. Hush Concert
It's been more than 20 years since Hush debuted and wrote their very own lines in Danish music history with rare country-pop and a "little", hand-played album that became an unexpectedly great success. Now the duo continues their musical adventure once again when they take on one of the country's most beautiful stages! Dorthe Gerlach tells.
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Mar 9, 2025
Det Kongelige Teater

Copenhagen · The Royal Danish Theatre

8. Tina Dickow and Helgi Jónsson
After great success with concerts in no less than eight European capitals, Tina Dickow and Helgi Jonsson return to Danish soil and invite you inside for three duo concerts. When the two stood alone on Det Kongelige Teater's Gamle Stage in March, Gaffa signed off with five stars and the comment; "Jonsson and Dickow's subtly thought-provoking and self-deprecatingly humorous stories about their difficult love created the counterbalance to the melancholic and profound songs" This time, Aarhus and Aalborg will also be visited by the duo. Dickow and Jonsson two have worked as closely together as possible since they became colleagues in 2008 and since then also became a couple and have created a life together in Iceland. From a home studio on the outskirts of Reykjavik, they have together written and recorded five of Dickow's albums and two of Jonsson's, and also some of Dickow's biggest hits such as 'Someone You Love', 'You Wanna Teach Me To Dance', 'Fancy' and 'Welcome Back Colour' they wrote together. The two have played hundreds of concerts at home and abroad in every imaginable constellation, and as musicians in each other's bands, and now they play individual duo concerts under a common name. Concerts where they invite the audience inside for an intimate and personal insight into what it is that they do and can do together, at the same time that, through the songs you know, they will tell the story of how they met and how a terrible start turned into a happy ending. "The concert is more theatrical than usual because we really want to tell a story here.
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14 - 15 Mar, 2025
Det Kongelige Teater

Copenhagen · Copenhagen Opera House

9. The Savage Rose
In 2024, The Savage Rose proved once again why their star shines so brightly in the Danish music sky. The band shut down the Danish venues with a sold-out 50th anniversary tour for the iconic Wild Child album. All over the country they were received by completely sold-out houses and ended with two magnificent concerts in the Opera. In 2025, the band continues with Annisette at the front, with another tour around the country. The Savage Rose's music is known for being both raw, poetic and deeply personal. The band has released 25 albums and achieved great recognition both nationally and internationally. They show time and time again their ability to create music that reflects the spirit of the times and at the same time challenges the conventions of the genre.
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17 - 18 Mar, 2025
Det Kongelige Teater

Copenhagen · The Royal Danish Theatre

10. Bunbury - The Importance of Being Earnest
Jack and Algernon both create fictitious personas to escape dreary obligations and instead indulge in their desires.
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Mar 19 - Apr 27, 2025
Det Kongelige Teater

The Royal Danish Playhouse

Conclusion
In 2025, Det Kongelige Teater stands as a testament to the vibrancy and diversity of the performing arts in Denmark. From thought-provoking dramas to exhilarating musical tributes, the theater's offerings promise to captivate and inspire audiences. Whether you are a fan of classical theater, contemporary drama, or musical nostalgia, this season has something to offer. Det Kongelige Teater remains a cultural cornerstone, inviting audiences to explore, reflect, and celebrate the arts in all their forms.
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