Theatre & performing arts

Gothenburg offers everything from children's performances and stand up to magnificent operas and international hits. Have a browse through the selection of performing arts and head out into the night.

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Shows 10-18 of 31

Theatre, music and culture

2Lång Kvartersscen

Experience a wide variety of improvisational theatre, live music, stand-up, and more.

Culture and event venue

Surr Arena

Surr Arena is the place where music, events, culinary delights, fairs and conferences are created in the heart of Gårda.

Art scene in Majorna

3:e våningen

Dance stage and art gallery in the old Carnegie sugar mill in Gothenburg.

Restaurant, nightclub, concerts

Trädgår’n

Concert and show venue meets restaurant.

Outside Atalante on Övre Husargatan.

Art stage

Atalante

A home for creative and experimental artists.

Cinema and theatre

Aftonstjärnan

Old fashioned cinema on the island Hisingen.

Outside the theatre.

Self-produced performances

Teater Trixter

Art and theatre group at Masthamnsgatan 17 in Gothenburg.

The facade at Esperantoscenen.

Cultural venue

Esperantoscenen

Gothenburg’s renewed cultural venue at Esperantoplatsen. Here you’ll find a varied programme of theatre, dance, music, poetry and talks, with a focus on social issues and power structures.

An integrated theatre

Teater Kattma

A theatre working with actors with disabilities.

Events

Shows 10-18 of 49

When?
A man and a woman perform on stage in front of an audience of children. Behind them hangs a blue fabric backdrop with a map of the Nordic region decorated with figures such as a moose, a fish and a bird. The man gestures with his arms while the woman stands beside him in green clothing.
Children's festival
January 31
Place:Gräfsnäsgården
Mustafa in a pink t-shirt
Stand-up in English
February 1
Place:Contrast Public House
Elena Gabrielle wearing a red top against a pink background.
Standup
February 4
Place:2Lång Kvartersscen
dance performance
Dance performance
Feb 6–27
Place:The Göteborg Opera
An orange and blue poster featuring the text English Comedy Pernille Haaland – Saga of a Single Bitch, with event date February 12, 2026 in Gothenburg. A person holding a microphone is shown against an illustrated backdrop.
Standup in English
February 12
Place:Contrast Public House
Två dockor som kramar varandra.
Theatre
February 17
Place:Stora Teatern
A dimly lit stage with blue and purple tones, showing silhouettes of people in the foreground. In the center, a piece of fabric hangs with white projected text partially visible. The background is dark with indistinct shapes and a standing structure on the right.
Scenic installation
February 19
Place:Atalante
Virpi Pahkinen - Virpi Lunaire
Dance performance
February 19
Place:Stora Teatern
Olga Pericet
Dance performance
February 27
Place:Stora Teatern