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v · Copenhagen and across the country which put on a wide variety of Danish and foreign performances. The flagship Royal Danish Theatre presents drama, opera, ballet and music. Since the 18th century, Danish playwrights have been successful in attracting wide public interest. History It was in the 18th century with the plays of Ludvig Holberg (1684-1754) that Danish theatre began to prosper. Holberg, sometimes known as the Danish Molière in view of his successful satirical comedies (1722), is considered to be the founder of the Danish theatre. Plays such as Jean de France and Jeppe of the Hill are still performed today.[1] Adam Oehlenschläger (1779-1850) introduced romanticism to the Danish theatre. Especially successful was his Earl Hakon the Mighty, premiered in 1808. The Norwegian Henrik Ibsen (1828- 1906) also travelled to Copenhagen where he produced plays such as A Doll's House (1879). It deals with the hypocrisy of the bourgeoisie and a woman’s struggle to emancipate herself. For Ibsen and his contemporaries, drama was not a question of entertainment but an exercise in critical commentary on the lifestyle of the times.[2] During this period, the Royal Theatre dominated the scene, but around 1850 other, to some extent more popular, theatres were established, starting with the Casino (1848) where H.C. Andersen produced his Ole Lukøie (1850). The Casino became popular for satirical revues in the 1870s. In the 20th century, theatres were established in the large cities Århus, Odense and Aalborg as well as several in Copenhagen. Kjeld Abell (1901-1961), the first Danish modernist playwright, wrote the successful The Melody That Got Lost in 1935 with productions in both Copenhagen and London. Kaj Munk (1898-1944), a Lutheran pastor, brought religion into his plays. Ordet (The Word) is often said to have been his best work. Carl Erik Soya (1896-1983) is remembered especially for his anti-Nazi plays such as En Gæst (A Guest) a satire aimed against the German occupation of Denmark and in 1943, Min Farmors Hus (made into the 1984 film Grandmother's House). Leif Panduro (1923-1977) wrote a number of plays, some filmed or televised, criticising the middle class, the welfare state and the conflict between normal and abnormal, often questioning the views generally shared by the audience. His I Adams verden (1973) and Louises hus (1974) are among the best Scandinavian television dramas of the 1970s.[3] In recent years, there has been something of a revival in Danish theatre. Many new playwrights and producers have appeared. These include: Astrid Saalbach (b.1955), winner of the Nordic Drama Award in 2004 for he play “End of the World”, whose drama “Morning and Evening” (1993) was also played at the Hampstead Theatre in London; Peter Asmussen (b.1957), who wrote the film script for Lars von Trier's Breaking the Waves as well as numerous radio and television plays and staged dramas. Danish musicals Encouraged by the success of the Danish version of Les Misérables, a number of Danish musicals have been written and performed in Copenhagen and elsewhere. Knud Christensen, commonly known as Sebastian, was particularly successful with Cyrano (1992), based on Rostand’s play and Klokkeren fra Notre Dame (The Hunchback of Notre Dame) (2001). Bent Fabricius-Bjerre's musical Matador with lyrics by Clemens Telling based on an earlier, highly successful television series was premiered at the new Copenhagen Opera in June 2007 to full houses.[4] See also Danish television drama References ^ Theatre from Denmark.dk. Retrieved 22 December 2008. ^ Theatre from Golden Days in Copenhagen. Retrieved 22 December 2008. ^ Leif Panduro from Kirjasto.sci.fi. Retrieved 22 December 2008. ^ Matador-stjerner er enige: Det betød alt from Avisen.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 23 December 2008. Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР Danish telephone plug Danish traditional music Look at other dictionaries: Denmark (film) — Denmark Directed by Daniel Fickle …   Wikipedia Theatre of War — can refer to:* Theater of War (album) , a 2001 album by the band Jacob s Dream * Theatre of War (novel) , a 1994 Doctor Who novel by Justin Richards *Theatre Of War (computer game), a 2007 computer game by 1C Company *Theater (warfare), a… …   Wikipedia Denmark — /den mahrk/, n. a kingdom in N Europe, on the Jutland peninsula and adjacent islands. 5,268,775; 16,576 sq. mi. (42,930 sq. km). 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