Fringe Festival 2026

CTC is excited to announce our Fringe Festival 2026 that will take place on 30 April–9 May, 2026 at H₂O, Hørsholmsgade 20, 2200 Copenhagen N

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Copenhagen Theatre Circle's 2026 Fringe Festival offers an exciting lineup of shows, representing a range of genres, and new creative works written and directed by local artists.

DID YOU KNOW? That CTC's Fringe Festival is one of over 300 that are held globally each year? Fringe Festival roots began in 1947 in Edinburgh, when eight plays that were not chosen to perform at the International Festival showed up, and they performed anyway, in fringe venues. A movement was born.

SO, WHAT EXACTLY IS FRINGE? According to worldfringe.com:

"Fringe is a grassroots festival with the freedom to celebrate and exchange. It’s a Fringe of a Festival, or a Festival of Fringe Arts, made possible by the people who take part. Developed organically across the globe, [the festivals] are unique in style and form every time they open. A Fringe Festival exists to serve the participating artists and audiences through building awareness. They are constituted through innovation and creative expression. The Fringe ethos is, ‘If you want to do it you can… Fringes offer an alternative!’"

WHEN? CTC's Fringe Festival will take place from 30 April–9 May at H₂O, showcasing thirteen new one-act plays of around 20 minutes in length.

Venue

This year’s Festival will take place at H₂O, a stage for poetry, storytelling and boundary-breaking art in the heart of Copenhagen.

H₂O
Hørsholmsgade 20, 2200 Copenhagen N

Group One

Thursday, 30 April — 19:00 start time
Saturday, 2 May — 13:00 start time
Saturday, 2 May — 19:00 start time

In The Garden Of Evil
written by Martin Baré
directed by Oisín Robbins

After defeating his arch-nemesis, the world's greatest supervillain finds that life after winning was the one thing he never prepared for.

Signy
written by Eoin O'Sullivan
directed by Mathias Schindler

Three colleagues. One isolated station. Nothing feels safe anymore.

Nawab in Copenhagen
written and directed by Rifat Hasan

Once More With Feeling
written and directed by Mariluan Prieto

A reluctant soul and an overworked Death clash over whether life is a gift or an obligation.

Group Two

Friday, 1 May — 19:00 start time
Wednesday, 6 May — 19:00 start time
Friday, 8 May — 19:00 start time

Heartbeat
written and directed by Martina Pokorna

A woman finds herself with a stranger in a room she doesn't recognize. Or does she?

Sphagnum
written by Oisín Robbins
directed by Ross Barnwell

Two brothers venture deep into an Irish bogland in a desperate, mind-bending attempt to make contact with the elusive guardian of the bog - the Bogwoman.

Will I, Won't I
written and directed by Tomas Germer

After his bisexuality comes to light, two guardian angels appear to Will in his hour of need and try to help him process his struggles of accepting and expressing himself. The guardian angels’ dichotomy further frustrates Will, forcing him to look back at memories that Will keeps buried, and for good reason.

Meeting Steve
written and directed by Mike Hammari

Group Three

Thursday, 7 May — 19:00 start time
Saturday, 9 May — 13:00 start time
Saturday, 9 May — 19:00 start time

Survival Of An Artist
written and directed by Monika Banyte

Artistic pursuits can turn into a grand race of survival, with each pedaling more absurd and closer to the eventual burnout. But there's hope…

Kaikoura
written and directed by Christof Gleie

A musical about a family who goes on a road trip together and struggles to keep the peace as secrets come spilling out. Also, who wants to go whale watching anyway?

The Umbrella Man
written and directed by Gulcin Cicek Rezaei Tabar

A man who carries umbrellas to walk people through the rain is finally faced with what he’s been avoiding.

You can’t carry everything forever.

The Bitter Aftertaste
written and directed by Jakob Rasmussen

Summerside
written and directed by Thea Haugaard