Duration
Varies per activity
Dates
13 Apr 2023
Stage
Foyer, Small Stage, Main Stage
Genre
Other
Price
Free admission (ticket required for some activities)
Recommended age
All ages
Accessibility
See you at Open House 13 April!
Welcome to a day for the whole family!
On Thursday during the Easter school holidays, we’ll open the house to all curious children and their grown-ups. This year’s theme is hope. Take a peek at a rehearsal in the auditorium, be directed, listen to our singers singing about hope, dress up in stage costumes, take a guided tour behind the scenes or take part in the many other activities listed below.
Ticket booking information will be published on this page in the upcoming weeks before the Open Day.
Try on theatre costumes, be directed by a stage director, try out lights and sounds, pat the robot dog Grim, watch how hats and wigs are made, how we work with leather as well as how we make props and costumes look older than they are – giving them a “patina”.
Take a peek in the auditorium to see musical artists and the Göteborg Opera Orchestra rehearse Märchen im Grand-Hotel. Note: break in rehearsal 12.30–1.15pm
Make something to help you feel hopeful, get your face painted by one of our make-up artists, watch a wig being made (11.30am & 1.30pm, see below) and go on an Easter egg hunt, with a chance to win great prizes.
Throughout the day artists and musicians from the house will perform musical interludes in the foyer.
Activities below have limited available spots, so you will need to book a ticket for activities marked with an asterisk (*).
11.00am The front doors and café opens. Please note, no entry before 11am, as the foyer is fully booked 10–11am.
11.20am *Story-time: Astons stenar by Lotta Geffenblad, for children age 4 and up. In Swedish. (20 min)
11.30am
*Guided tour behind the scenes. (60 min)
Watch how a wig is made. Foyer. (45 min)
11.50am *Workshop: Astronaut. Dance with our dancers! (45 min)
12.00pm *Guided tour behind the scenes. (60 min)
12.20pm *Try playing a wind instrument. (40 min)
12.30pm *Guided tour behind the scenes. (60 min)
12.50pm
*Story-time: Astons stenar by Lotta Geffenblad, for children age 4 and up. In Swedish. (20 min)
*Try playing a wind instrument. (40 min)
1.00pm *Guided tour behind the scenes. (60 min)
1.20pm *Try playing a wind instrument. (40 min)
1.30pm
*Guided tour behind the scenes. (60 min)
Watch how a wig is made. Foyer. (45 min)
1.50pm *Workshop: Astronaut. Dance with our dancers! (45 min)
2.00pm *Guided tour behind the scenes. (60 min)
2.15pm *Story-time: Astons stenar by Lotta Geffenblad, for children age 4 and up. In Swedish. (20 min)
2.50pm Farewell song in the foyer
3.00pm Doors close.
Thanks for coming!
Do something hopeful! Bring someone you like and be directed by one of our stage directors. Simple and short, but oh so fun and dramatic! No prior experience needed – we’ll just try it out and explain along the way.
For everyone 5 and up (both children and their grown-ups). No prior dance experience needed. Dance like an astronaut! Try dance moves from Astronaut, together with dancers from GöteborgsOperans Danskompani.
The café is open 11am–3pm. The restaurant will serve lunch from 11.30am – 3.00pm
