Down The Rabbit Hole International Theatre

Beautiful evening at H2O 🌎 You all made it a very special World Theatre Day ! Last chance tomorrow March 28 at 8 pm. Final curtain…..

World Theatre Day 🌎 March 27, 2026 📸 Sara Lica

“Queer har altid eksisteret. Mäske med andre navne. Nogle gange abenlyst, andre gange i skjul. Garbo’s Cuban Lover - the abridged version udspiller sig pà farverig baggrund i Hollywood for 2. Verdenskrig. Her var alt tilladt i stjernernes sexliv, sä lange det ikke var offentligt kendt, hvilket giver en vild og underholdende historie, som kan nydes uanset seksuel orientering.” - teateranmelder Steen Blendstrup for POV. International Press 📸 Sara Lica

Last 3 shows of the abridged version of Garbo’s Cuban Lover by Odalys Nanin this weekend 🇨🇺❣️ … and then this Dane will be off to new adventures. Moving abroad very soon … alas, I’m not sure when I will be back on a stage in Copenhagen again, but I’m very sure that I will miss it much. 🛩️ Heartfelt thanks for all the loving to my beautiful international theatre in Denmark family. xoxo Show prep 📸 by Sara Lica

Last week, the playwright of Garbo’s Cuban Lover, Odalys Nanin, visited Copenhagen from Los Angeles. Down the Rabbit Hole had the pleasure of an interview with Nanin, run by @joana.fpo , and a Q&A after the performance on Friday, 13th of March. In both events, the playwright gave insight on her inspiration for the play and more details about the amazing Mercedes de Acosta. This play brings de Acosta into the spotlight after a life of being overlooked due to her openness about her queer identity and her support of women’s rights. De Acosta is the real hero, “her story, her voice needs to be heard, not just because she was Garbo’s lover […] And so I get very happy when other people want to produce it, because it’s kind of like, wow, they really like it. You know, it’s the effort that you put in, especially in this play, because I’ve done it so many different ways, so many different times”. According to Nanin, it is important to recognize that Mercedes de Acosta is more than her affairs with some of the most famous actresses of her time, and this play invites the audience to understand that. In truth, this is the first time that Garbo’s Cuban Lover has been produced outside of LA, and it was the debut of the Abridged Version, which kept the same essence of the original. The playwright’s inspiration came primarily from Mercedes de Acosta’s biography Here Lies the Heart and the letters between her and her lovers, that had been released by the Rosenbach Museum (Philadelphia, USA), which were studied by Odalys Nanin and made her want to “bring this story to life”. In the playwright’s words, “good writing is true writing. And so what I do to make it true is that I connect things that I’ve experienced into the play”, which gives a whole other dimension of emotion to the play. Garbo’s Cuban Lover addresses the struggles of living in a homophobic, sexist society, and the dreams of a time where people are free to love whomever. The play will be running at H2O CPH until the 28th of March (link in bio).

••• Garbo’s Cuban Lover••• The Abridged Version by: Odalys Nanin Directed by: @laurahhoske Production: @rabbithole.dk @actionart61 as Marlena Dietrich @ginamobilia as Mercedes de Acosta Director’s assistant: @emma_ditrich PR: @joana.fpo 📷 Rehearsal photo: Sara Lica #hollywood #theatre #1920s #actress #photographer

We are so excited to welcome award winning playwright Odalys Nanin all the way from Hollywood to Copenhagen for the world premiere of the Abridged version of her play “Garbo’s Cuban Lover”. Do not miss the Q & A with Odalys and the cast, moderated by producer and Down The Rabbit Hole International Theatres artistic director Jeremy M Thomas-Bøgsted following the performance Friday the 13th. 🎫 Tickets in bio.

Pleased to present danish actress Dina Rosenmeier in the role of screen legend Greta Garbo. ✨ in “Garbo’s Cuban Lover” (The Abridged Version) by Odalys Nanin. Character 📸 by Sara Lica Portrait by Vivian Winther “When I lived in Los Angeles, one of the first plays I was cast in was written by Odalys Nanin, the playwright behind the award-winning Garbo’s Cuban Lover and founder of Macha Theatre/Films. I have always deeply admired that in the “movie capital” of the world she has, for decades, continued to create and champion theatre. Theatre has always felt like magic to me. When a story unfolds in a space shared between actors and audience, life is truly lived moment to moment. Unlike cinema, there are no retakes, just like life, it moves forward in a continuous flow and when I first read this play several years ago, I felt it would be a wonderful story to bring to Europe. I am thankful that this is finally happening with our premiere here in Copenhagen. Whether drama or comedy, I am always drawn to stories that raise awareness of important societal issues. Most recently I performed Grounded by George Brant, a play that in the past few weeks, sadly has become even more relevant with its focus on innocent children killed in war. On that note, I wish the themes in Garbo’s Cuban Lover, women’s freedom and prejudice, were topics of the past. Unfortunately they are not. It is true that today women are allowed to wear pants, but are we all free to love who we love? Do women actually have the same rights as men ? These are just some of themes that I am honored to shed a light on, so as we transform H2O into our own little Hollywood world, I very much hope the audiences will join us in celebrating Mercedes de Acosta and the remarkable force of nature she was and the efforts she made to pave the way towards womens equality. It feels especially meaningful to be working with our wonderful director Laura Holme-Hoske and my incredibly talented co-stars, a group of all women in bringing this particular story to the stage during Women’s History Month.”

Down The Rabbit Hole 🕳️ 🐇 International Theatre is thrilled to have Laura Holme-Hoske at the helm of our world premiere of the Abridged Version of the Award Winning play ‘Garbo’s Cuban Lover’ by Odalys Nanin. Premiere March 12. Ticket 🎫 link in bio. Laura Holme-Hoske is a director from the Chicago, US area living in Copenhagen. She received her education in theatre directing, acting, and technical theatre. In 1991, she directed her first play: Dreams of Home, a short AIDS play by renowned Latina playwright Migdalia Cruz. She continued her education in liberal arts focusing on women’s studies and minority studies. Holme-Hoske worked in the US with women’s centers, directing plays with LGBTQAI+ casts and crew seeking to give voice to their experiences while creating a safe environment. When directing for theatres, the plays she chooses will have a connection to her activism, even if not noticeable to the general public: “I choose plays that encourage the cast to think beyond their own four walls, whose playwrights were either fighting against their own oppression or speaking out against others’, trying to right the inequalities they have seen in the world or the pain they have understood in the eyes of a person on a canvas or in the words of a dusty old book. Theatre is the place to use my voice to create, yes, but also to help others incite thought, to activate, or to rise up and take action.” Garbo’s Cuban Lover is a play about the queer film industry players whose voices were overshadowed by the puritanical, patriarchal Hays Code. Their relationships, careers, and lives were deeply affected by the strict rules required to remain relevant. Mercedes De Acosta refused to play the game required to succeed in the Golden Age of Hollywood. Thus, she deserves this play, to be elevated to icon status, and forever remain an early voice in power for LGBTQAI+. Garbo’s Cuban Lover is her first time directing with Down the Rabbit Hole. She most recently was stage manger for Rabbit Hole’s Grounded. Holme-Hoske is on the board of Copenhagen Theatre Circle as Membership Manager and has directed several plays for them.

We are delighted to introduce our incredibly versatile actress Tina Robinson. ❤️ ⚔️ 🎴 With swift shifts of voice and presence, she takes you to the worlds of Salka Viertel, Irving Thalberg, Marlene Dietrich, Tallulah Bankhead and Poppy Kirk in Garbo’s Cuban Lover (The Abridged Version) by Odalys Nanin. “ I said yes to doing this play, not only because I want to promote women in the creative arts, but also because I feel the message is important: people are people, not to be put in gender boxes. Everyone has desires and needs. It’s the games people play that tear us apart. The question is, what happens if you don’t want to play the game? I love history and what we can learn from the past. Researching the different characters I play has been a fascinating joy. Bringing them back to life has been a fun challenge.” - Tina Robinson Marlene Dietrich character image by 📸 Sara Lica Biography Tina Robinson is a trained actress and singer from California who specializes in voicework and staged fighting for theater, TV and film. When not creating, acting and swordfighting on the back of her horse, Santo, you can experience her directing her gospel choir, doing motion capture for computer games like Hitman, coordinating action swordfight scenes, coaching up and coming actors in voicework and doing lectures on the many women warriors throughout history who she has researched now for years.

Pleased to present Gina Mob, our star ✨ of “Garbo’s Cuban Lover” (The Abridged Version) by Odalys Nanin. Do not miss Gina’s portrayal of the legendary Mercedes de Acosta. Premiere Thursday March 12 at H2O. Character 📸 by Sara Lica “Embodying Mercedes de Acosta in this original play is an honor and a joy. In a world where history was written —and often still is— by powerful men, she dared to write her own story with authenticity, sensitivity, and remarkable courage. Throughout the creative process I grew deeply fond of this extraordinary woman. It’s hard to understand —and at the same time very easy to understand— why her face and her story never received the recognition they deserved. I’m grateful to be part of a piece that reveals a small glimpse of her brilliant mind, her life, her love, her charm, and her magic. Her Hispano-Cuban roots in the complex and international world of Hollywood resonate deeply with me as an Argentine living in Denmark. As said in her own words “ A sense of homlessness that makes you feel you dont belong anywhere and belong to all of them- my mentality is truly international but my heart and impulses too often remain Spanish.” - Gina Mob Biography: Gina Mobilia is an Argentine-Italian actress graduated from the National University of Performing Arts in Buenos Aires. She is a multifaceted artist with 15 years of professional experience in the cultural field. She works as an actress, singer, pole dancer, director, playwright, and artistic producer. She has participated in numerous productions in both Spanish and English. Currently, she is immersed in the world of circus arts.

Pleased to present the talented Olga Makarova. 🎭 In Garbo’s Cuban Lover (The Abridged Version) by Odalys Nanin you get to experience her in the roles of Isadora Duncan, the starlet, the editor and Isabela. “There are many angles to this play, and to me it touches on important themes such as the fragility of success, how freedom of artistic expression can be constrained by powerful establishments, and of course it reminds us how the stigma surrounding same-sex relationships could, until very recently, ruin someone’s life — and sadly still can for many people. What excites me the most, but also poses a great challenge, is the opportunity to play multiple roles in this production. It’s hard to choose a favourite, but the chance to portray such an icon as Isadora Duncan is truly a wonderful experience.” - Olga Makarova March 8, 2026 Isadora Duncan rehearsal image 📸 by @sara_de_vaucanson Headshot by Laurie Richards Olga Makarova is a Russian-born actress and singer. From the age of 13, she trained and performed with a youth theatre group, and later graduated in 2012 from the Perm State Academy of Arts and Culture with a degree in performing arts. Olga’s early career in Russia centered on interactive musical theatre, where she honed her skills in audience engagement, improvisation, and live vocal performance. She later moved to the United Arab Emirates, working as a resident singer in resorts. Since relocating to Denmark in 2017, Olga has been an active member of the Copenhagen Theatre Circle. Her stage credits with the company include productions of Cabaret, The Hound of the Baskervilles, and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Most recently, she portrayed Mrs. Molloy in The Matchmaker.