 From October 1771, he performed in companionship with the professional dancer and musician Christina Doreothea Stuart.In the end of 1770, he had formed a small theatre company of Norwegian stage actors.In December 1771, Nürenbach was given royal permission upon application to perform theatre performances in Oslo, thus founding the first permanent theatre in a city where previously only travelling theatre companies or private amateur societies similar to "Det Dramatiske Selskab" had performed.