Private company

Riksteatret

Logo: riksteatret.no3

Norwegian touring theatre

Riksteatret (English: National Traveling Theater) is a Norwegian touring theatre. It was established by law in 1948. Its first performance was in Kirkenes in 1949, with Sigurd Christiansen's play En reise i natten.2 It employed 83 people in 2026.1 It is part of Ministry of Culture of Norway.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1948Founded1
Norways national conserts and theater
Photo: Hans-Petter Fjeld, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons4

Riksteatret (English: National Traveling Theater) is a Norwegian touring theatre. It was established by law in 1948. Its first performance was in Kirkenes in 1949, with Sigurd Christiansen's play En reise i natten. The theatre plays on about 200 different stages throughout the country. Its first theatre director was Fritz von der Lippe, who held this position from 1949 to 1968. Ellen Horn was theatre director from 2005 to 2015, Tom Remlov from 2015 to 2020, and Arne Nøst since 2020.2

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

  • Ministry of Culture of Norway

From Wikidata.1

Employees over time

  • 2026831

Timeline

  1. 1948Founded Founded1

Sources

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