 Odense Teater used to be at Sortebrødre Torv, where Hans Christian Andersen started as a writer.It is notable in theatrical history for staging the première of Henrik Ibsen's first contemporary realist drama "The Pillars of Society" on 14 November 1877.Since 1914, the theater has been in Jernbanegade along with the King's Gardens and the Funen's Art Museum.