Beautiful building in Oslo, Norway. Our friends took us here while we were visiting this…read moreincredible city. Did we watch a performance here? Unfortunately, the answer was no because time would not allow it. Did not even go inside. :( They said that our stay in Oslo needs to be longer next time. Apparently, there are a few guided tours to choose from for exploring the National Theater and learning more about its history. I think it was built in 1899. It is a stunning tourist attraction. The outside of this building is simply lovely. The fountain close by is quite wonderful also. Maybe one day we will go inside. Our friends say that you cannot truly appreciate it til you walk in there.

The National Theatre in Oslo is one of Norway's largest and most prominent venues for performance…read moreof dramatic arts. The main building is centrally located between the Royal Palace, Oslo and the Parliament of Norway. It is served by National Theatre Station and National Theatre metro stations. It was designed by architect Henrik Bull. Tourist attraction, however beautiful and detailed architecture buildings to photograph.

Be sure to walk on the roof of the opera house for excellent views in all directions.read more

Didn't see a show here but did a behind the scenes tour, which I highly recommend. The interior…read morespace is just as compelling as the exterior and the whole place is absolutely gigantic. The back of house space is especially impressive, as you might expect. Also, if you have the chance to eat in their cafe, I highly recommend it. The day we were there, the special was halibut and it was fantastic.

A cute little theatre in the city centre of Oslo. Nothing too extravagant but that is what you want…read moreto avoid with this. I was here for the krimfestival, the festival of crime novels. In this special and free event we were shown around the various hidden rooms. On the second floor there is a room that has a bar, in this case it was part of the show. And downstairs there is also a hidden little room which was part of the play that looked more like a hangout area. The main theatre is quite small, one of the smallest theatres I have been to. But it has a character with its old decor and feeling to it. The acoustics are quite good. The actors with no microphones were heard very clearly. However the sight was a bit worse. If you have a fairly tall person sitting in front of you, you might have some issues having a clear view of the whole stage. Recommend it to everyone! Especially on events like this.

Full five stars of nightly entertainment - the only problem(!), they are most of the time spoken in…read moreNorwegian. If you cannot follow Norwegian, it's best to wait and keep an eye out for international guest performers, where they switch their shows into English. The shows are improv - that is, getting suggestions from the audience to act out great scenes. They run different sets during the week, e.g. on wednesdays "Micetro" is an improv duel between 12 players; on fridays "Murder She Improvised" is a long-form storytelling of a murder mystery - all improvised. If you haven't seen an improv show before, you should go here!

Been there yesterday at their weekly Theater sport liga event. It is a nice improvisation theater…read moreand I had a lot of fun. Very small theater with a good athmosphere.

I was there on the 1st of November 2013 and the sound was a disaster. There were instruments that…read morethe audience and the musicians just couldn't hear and even the microphones were incredibly low. The band members got really frustrated and so did I and the people I were with. They kept signaling to the sound table and even brought someone on stage, who just made sure to look superior and dismissive. Very bad attitude. And nothing changed. If the place doesn't have the structure to host a concert with a band of that size, then it should not. Having a band come from another country to play a frustrating concert is a huge shame.

I LOVE going to the theatre! There is just something absolutely lovely about it, and Folketeateret,…read morealthough not the most modern of venues, is a great spot to do so. Last time I came here was in October, and I saw Singing in the Rain (absolutely fantastic by the way). We saw a 7pm show on a Thursday and did not experience any of the complaints I see my fellow yelpers having (standing in line to get in ect). I was actually happy to see that they had a mandatory coat check, although I felt it was unnecessary to charge us 30NOK per jacket. If it is mandatory it should be free, at least that is my opinion. Either way, the price was not to bad, it was just annoying to pay. Other than that "checking in" was no problem if you show up 30minutes prior to the show as your ticket calls for. Once inside there is a few bars where you can get snacks and drinks. Personally I did not find the prices to appalling. 480NOK for a bottle of bubbles is just as much as any other bar in town. What pleasantly surprised me was that we could bring our wine and snacks into the theatre, and we even got a cure little icebag for our wine. It is safe to say I had an excellent time drinking, eating popcorn and watching a fun musical! Also during the Singing in the Rain show (not sure if all shows allow this) we were able to take pictures. There was even a little instagram competition going on. Love - love - love that they keep it young and let people take pictures. I was just so mesmerized by the show that I completely forgot to take out my phone, but it honestly did't even bother me that other people had their phone out, at first I thought it would, but it really didn't. Great theatre down town Oslo!