Theatre in English
Copenhagen and surrounding area has a lot to offer, when it comes to theatre shows in English for adults and young adults.
Here is your guide.
Futuristic drag ritual
A science fiction drag ritual, solo music theater piece and a mythological and poetic reading of current pop culture and its academic discourse. Ancient Jewish texts and invocations and compositions of Hildegard von Bingen from the 12th century newly arranged with pop hits, brand-new techno compositions and contemporary feminist texts.
Recommended for ages 15+
Plays at H20 August 18. - 20., 2025.
SALVATION (Glitter doesn’t care I’m a boy)
H20
18/08/2025 - 20/08/2025
Indian storytelling
India’s storytelling landscape evolves with every terrain, seamlessly blending folklore, mythology, history, and present life and politics. A performance thoughtfully crafted across these genres, tailored to suit diverse audiences, settings, and age groups, ensuring immersive and engaging storytelling experiences.
Recommended for ages 15+
Plays at BestTellers at September 18., 2025.
Kattai-Kalatta
BestTellers
18/09/2025 - 18/09/2025
Personal stories
Join CJ on a journey back to a working-class neighborhood in South London in the 1990s. This heartfelt autobiographical performance invites you to laugh, sing, dance, and even shed a tear. It’s both a tribute to growing up queer in a working-class environment and a passionate call to give children the freedom to truly be themselves.
Recommended for ages 15+
Plays at BestTellers October 9., 2025.
CJ Storytelling Performance
BestTellers
09/10/2025 - 09/10/2025
Fatal comedy about how to get rich
Joe Penhall, creator of Mindhunter on Netflix, has the gift of making serious points about our seemingly insatiable hunger for celebrity scandal wrapped in biting satire. Experience his comedy about fame, betrayal and greed about Barry, a famous comedian and TV celebrity, who takes the wrong advice about how to get rich quickly.
Recommended for ages 16+
Plays at Krudttønden at November 1. - 29., 2025.
Dumb Show
Krudttønden
01/11/2025 - 29/11/2025
Sexy puppets
Funny, snarky and sex-positive puppet show for adults. A successful English show about the sexual behavior of the elderly in all its inventive, crazy and visually stunning situations.
Recommended for ages 18+
Plays at Baltoppen LIVE, Ballerup November 11. 2025, November 13. - 14. 225 & November 15. - 16., 2025 in Teater V i Prøvehallen
The Sex Lives of Puppets
Baltoppen LIVE, Ballerup
11/11/2025 - 11/11/2025
The Sex Lives of Puppets
Teater V i Prøvehallen
13/11/2025 - 14/11/2025
The Sex Lives of Puppets
Teater V i Prøvehallen
15/11/2025 - 16/11/2025
Storytelling at it's best
Storyteller Cat Weatherill returns to Best Tellers with her trademark magic. Emotionally intense stories plus a theatrical style... you will be enchanted and spellbound!
Recommended for ages 15+
Plays at BestTellers November 20., 2025.
Cat Weatherill
BestTellers
20/11/2025 - 20/11/2025
Crazier than ever!
The Crazy Christmas comedy team is once again ready to riddle you with raunchy jokes, hit you with silly slapstick, grapple you with gags, and punch you to a pulp with this action-packed adventure as 006’s mission takes him from Kensington to the icy tundras of Kazakhstan and a stop-off for a coffee in Køge.
Recommended for ages 12+
Plays at Bremen in English (and Danglish) December 1. 2025 - January 11., 2026.
Crazy Christmas 2025
Bremen, København
01/12/2025 - 11/01/2026
Guided by AI
Innovative mixed reality performing arts experience, where the audience is guided through a 30-minute journey wearing a VR headset in an immersive stage installation with spatial sound, light and sensory effects. Guided by Liminator AI.
Recommended for ages 16+
Plays at Sydhavn Teater - Annex Scenen February 4. - 5. 2026 & Aveny-T March 24. - 25., 2026.
Hybrid Sensation 2.0
Sydhavn Teater - Annex Scenen
04/02/2026 - 05/02/2026
Hybrid Sensation 2.0
Aveny-T
24/03/2026 - 25/03/2026
Revisiting the German zeitgeist
Berlin at the beginning of the 1930s is a city full of contrasts and a dance on the edge of a volcano, threatened by the abyss to come. Travel back to the dazzling Babylon era of one of the most vibrant and show-stopping cities of the time. In between two world wars and amidst cultural highlights the like of Fritz Lang's "Metropolis", Kurt Weil & Berthold Brecht's "Threepenny Opera", Marlene Dietrich and Josephine Baker.
Recommended for ages 12+
Plays at Teatret ved Sorte Hest April 17. - May 2,. 2026.
BERLIN BERLIN
Teatret ved Sorte Hest
17/04/2026 - 02/05/2026