Front of Aarhus Teater, a red-brick and sandstone 1900 building with a gabled mosaic frieze, seen from the steps of Bispetorv
Theatre 3 hireable spaces

Aarhus Teater

Aarhus Teater is Denmark's largest provincial theatre, a 1900 building on Bispetorv with four stages and event hire for up to 690 people on Store Scene.

Up to 690
capacity
3 spaces
hireable
Conferences and events on Store Scene, Scala and foyer; enquire with event coordinators.
available for hire

About this venue

Aarhus Teater (Aarhus Theatre) is a theatre at Teatergade 1 on Bispetorv in Aarhus, designed by Hack Kampmann and opened on 15 September 1900. It is a self-governing institution with its own ensemble and about 14 to 15 productions a year, and has four stages: Store Scene, Scala, Stiklingen and Studio. For conferences and events VisitDenmark lists Store Scene at up to 690 people, Scala at up to 275 and the Scala foyer at up to 270; performance seating is not given on the sources read, and the stages are said to hold about 1,200 seats in total. Its event coordinators take enquiries by email.

The Spaces

Store Scene

Main stage

The theatre's main stage.

Capacity

Other
up to 690

Conference and event maximum per VisitDenmark, not performance seating.

Scala

Second stage

Stage created in 1982 from a 1955 extension.

Capacity

Other
up to 275

Conference maximum 275 per VisitDenmark; lex.dk gives about 277 to 285 seats for performances.

Scala foyer

Foyer

Foyer of the Scala stage.

Capacity

Other
up to 270

Conference maximum per VisitDenmark.

Technical and venue information is available directly from the venue.

Gallery

Location

Teatergade 1, 8000 Aarhus C

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