SO Festival

The seaside town of Skegness

is one of England’s hotspots for inland tourism, a tradition that goes back generations, to when the mines of The Midlands took turns to close down for a week, so the miners could fill their lungs with the fresh sea air. The mines have long since closed, but summer tourism continues and every year hundreds of thousands of low-income English families still plan their holidays in Skegness. 

National Portfolio Organisation*

SO Festival is one of Arts Council England‘s National Portfolio Organization, and Helsingør Teater’s artistic management of the festival revolves around the festival concept, Helsingør Teater has created around PASSAGE Festival in Helsingør: A concept that is based on a challenge of existing artistic formats, a strong international artistic program, international collaboration, a long-standing commitment to theatre in social housing areas and a real involvement of local citizens, even those who are not part of cultural life.

““There has always been a great interest in Helsingør in England. Since the Arts Council England invests large sums in fringe areas in England, people have also opened their eyes to how cultural investments have changed a city like Helsingør”” Theatre director  Jens Frimann Hansen

Helsingør Teater and Magna Vitae have expanded collaborations in the region around international street theatre, and an artistic program will also be presented in the cities of Gainsborough, Newark and Sleeford in 2023.