Royal Danish Playhouse

Royal Playhouse

The Royal Playhouse seen from the harbour
Royal Playhouse Location within Copenhagen
Address	Frederiksstaden Copenhagen Denmark
Coordinates	55°40′48″N 12°35′41″E / 55.6801°N 12.5946°E / 55.6801; 12.5946
Type	National theatre
Capacity	650 seats, 250 seats and 100 seats
Production	Repertory
Construction
Opened	2008
Architect	Lundgaard & Tranberg
Website
http://www.skuespilhus.dk/

The Royal Danish Playhouse (Danish: Skuespilhuset) is a theatre building for the Royal Danish Theatre in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It is situated on the waterfront of the Inner Harbour in the Frederiksstaden neighbourhood. It was created as a purpose-built venue for dramatic theatre, supplementing the theatre's old venue from 1874 on Kongens Nytorv and the 2004 Copenhagen Opera House, which are used for ballet and opera.

The Royal Playhouse is designed by the Danish architectural practice Lundgaard & Tranberg and received a RIBA European Award in 2008 for its architecture^[1] as well as a Red dot design award for the design of the chairs.