Showboat 2025 has come to an end – we’ll be back in 2026.
The images and information below are based on the theme of 2025.
Join us on a musical Viking voyage through the canals of Copenhagen, as Harald and Hans Danske set sail with the Showboat to defend Denmark! Armed with gems from Verdi, Händel, Britten and The Beatles among treasures of Danish Songs, the two Vikings will do their best to keep the ship steady while storms rage on the horizon.
Showboat 2025: In the footsteps of Holger Danske
When the need is greatest, legend says that Holger Danske will awaken and save the nation. But... where is he? Hans and Harald Danske – Holger's totally overlooked brothers – embark on an epic journey to wake Holger, only to discover that the answer may lie in something much stronger than swords and war: song, community, and nostalgia.
The course for Showbåden 2025 is set by baritone Mads Skovgaard Andersen and tenor Alex Friis Nielsen, who have also written the show in collaboration with director Anders Aamodt, in an exhilarating combination of satire, adventure, and a string of well-known melodies from opera, pop, musical theater, and the treasures of Danish Songs. Unite with your inner Viking in rolling waves and singing, and pray to Odin for sunshine and mild sea gods, as we aboard the Showboat rediscover the values that bind us together!
The show will be in Danish and the tour is sailed in an open boat no matter the weather.
It is possible to buy beverages on the quay before the tour.
Meet the Team
Concept and Soloists: Alex Friis Nielsen (tenor) and Mads Skovgaard Andersen (baritone)
Director and Concept: Anders Aamodt
Pianist: Erik Karlberg
Production Manager: Jaqueline Lillevang
