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The National Theatre of Iceland
The National Theatre of Iceland has been a leading institution on the Icelandic theatre scene ever since it opened formally on 20 April 1950. Today the theatre has three separate venues: the Main Stage (500 seats), the Black Box (180 seats) and the Workshop Stage (150 seats). Between ten and fourteen plays are premiered each season, comprising a varied repertoire of new Icelandic works, new foreign works, Icelandic and foreign classics, musicals, operas and childrens' productions.
Each year performances number 300-400, attended by 80,000-100,000 theatre-goers. At the end of each season, one of the National Theatre’s productions is often taken on a national tour. In recent years many productions have also toured abroad, including “Our Boy” performed at the New Plays From Europe festival in Wiesbaden, “Easy Now, Electra” which travelled to the Faroe Islands, “A Doll’s House” in Greenland, “Independent People” at EXPO 2000 in Germany, “The Sea” and “Coffee” at the Bonner Biennale in Germany, “‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore” in Sweden and “Don Juan" and "Art" in Lithuania.
National Theatre of Iceland
Hverfisgata 19, 101 Reykjavik
Tel: +354 551 1200
email: midasala@leikhusid.is
Opening hours
Mondays - fridays: 12:30 - 18:00
