Odense Teater Odense Teater Odense Teater is a theater in the city of Odense in Denmark. It can be dated back to 1796 which makes it Denmark's second oldest theater. It is one of the country's three main theaters. The theater is located in Jernbanegade where it has three stages: "Store Scene", "Værkstedet" and "Foyerscenen". It also has stages at "Farinen" and "Raffinaderiet" in the old sugar factory of Odense, where there is also a drama school. Odense Teater used to be at Sortebrødre Torv, where Hans Christian Andersen started as a writer. It is notable in theatrical history for staging the
Odense From the 16th century the town was the meeting-place of several parliaments, and until 1805 Odense was the seat of the provincial assembly of Funen. By 1700 Odense's population was about 4,000. Dramatic changes began in Odense in the 18th century to modernise the city and a great plan was drawn up for development. In 1720, Frederick IV ordered the rebuilding of Odense Palace, partly on the foundations of the 13th century St. Hans’s Monastery, and the construction of St Hans’s Church by the Knights Hospitallers. An 8 kilometre (5.0 mi) long, 7.5 metre (25 ft) deep canal from Odense