Guðjón Samúelsson designed the National Theatre of Iceland, which stands at Hverfisgata 19 in downtown Reykjavík and was formally opened on April 20, 1950. The Main Stage seats 500. The article describes five performance venues, including the 130-seat Black Box, an 80-seat children's stage and a 70-seat experimental space in the attic. The cellar cabaret seats about 120.
In-house departments produce sets, costumes, wigs, sound and lighting. The theatre keeps an ensemble of about 35 permanent actors, and a normal rehearsal period lasts eight weeks, the last four on stage.
It presents about 30 productions a season, including about 20 new ones, spanning classic works, musicals, dance, puppetry and children's productions. Its productions have toured to the Kennedy Center, the Bergen International Festival and the Barbican Centre.
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