Amsterdam / Theaters / 10+ locations

🎭 Beautiful theater offering some of the best plays available 📋 Internationaal Theater Amsterdam (ITA) was, until recently, the most subsidized theater in the Netherlands. In my opinion, this is clearly reflected in what it has to offer the audience. ITA appeals to a large and diverse audience with its programming, aiming to foster new insights and perspectives. It is serious, thought-provoking, and intellectually stimulating. 👍 Tips: - Every 1st Saturday of the month at 3pm, you can join the public tour for €10 per person. - English subtitles are shown for performances on Thursday evenings. - On the Wednesday before the premiere of a new performance, you can attend the public rehearsal between 4-5pm for €7.50 per person. - Every 1st Monday of the month at 12pm, 100 tickets for one performance go on sale with a 50% discount during the Sirene sale. - A free drink during the intermission is included with a ticket for performances with a break. - Be mindful when choosing your seat in the horseshoe-shaped Grote Zaal, as the view of the stage is limited from the side balconies. - Arriving early, during the break, or heading home at a leisurely pace? Take a look at the paintings in the corridors. These mostly depict actors in their roles on stage. The mosaic on the wall of the top floor illustrates the play Gijsbrecht van Aemstel, a piece that has been performed in Amsterdam for over 300 years. On the corridor leading to the Rabozaal, there is a model of the building. - Become an ITA Fan, (Harts)Vriend, (Première) Mecenas, Compagnon or Particulier Producent. Membership offers various benefits, including discounts and events.

🎭 Flemish theater 📋 De Brakke Grond showcases contemporary, innovative Flemish performing arts, visual arts, and music, which are complementary to or distinct from Dutch art. De Brakke Grond supports Flemish artists in establishing collaborations in the Netherlands and taking sustainable next steps in the country.

🎭 Production house 📋 Frascati is a production house for young, talented creators in their development into independent performing artists. Frascati makers work in a multidisciplinary way, often internationally, seek cross-overs, are highly original, and question the world. Annually, Frascati, as the largest production house in the Netherlands, realizes around 30 (co)productions.

🎭 Frascati's mini-theater 📋 In Nieuw-West, there is the mini-theater Theater van Deyssel (in collaboration with Frascati), offering a free performance every month by a creator, based on and/or inspired by Nieuw-West.

🎭 Theater for upcoming cabaret and more 📋 Bellevue offers space for musical theater, new drama, contemporary dance, visual theater, cabaret, and puppet/object theater. Bellevue Lunchtheater presents a current performance 5 days a week at 12:30 pm in the Paloni Zaal. Bellevue supports theater writers and offers lectures. Successful writers may also move on to the Grote Zaal, national tours, or even BIS companies. 👍 Tips: - For the Pay What You Can performances, you can pay according to your ability and choose the price category that works for you. - From Thursday to Sunday, every afternoon at 12:30 pm, there is Lunchtheater in the Paloni Zaal for €21.50 per ticket.

🎭 Small and old theater for mainly cabaret 📋 De Kleine Komedie is the oldest theater in Amsterdam in its current form and one of the smallest horseshoe-shaped theaters. Its program mainly consists of cabaret, cabaret art, and theater concerts. The theater owes much of its existence to cabaret. 👍 Tips: - Be mindful when choosing your seat in the horseshoe-shaped theater, as the view of the stage is limited from the side balconies. - Become a friend, buy a seat, or become a donor. Membership offers various benefits, such as guaranteed tickets and access to events.

🎭 Theater for musicals and more 📋 DeLaMar offers a wide range of performances, characterized primarily by being narrative, accessible, high-quality, spectacular, and diverse. The performances range from musicals to cabaret and from theater to concerts. DeLaMar is an initiative of the VandenEnde Foundation (VDEF), which stimulates talent and cultural entrepreneurship.

🎭 Large circus theater 📋 Carré is the largest theater in Amsterdam. It was originally the winter circus of Oscar Carré, which has transformed over the years into a full-fledged theater circus. Every year, the World Christmas Circus is still held here.

🎭 Temporary incubator theater 📋 De Sloot is a temporary theater incubator in a former metalworking factory in Sloterdijk. It offers affordable rehearsal spaces and room for performances by the companies BOG. and De Warme Winkel.

🎭 Theater for opera and ballet 📋 Nationale Opera & Ballet is a theater in Amsterdam specifically built for the performance of opera, ballet, and other forms of musical theater. It is also the organization that includes the companies De Nationale Opera and Het Nationale Ballet. It is part of the building known as the Stopera, which also houses the city hall. 👍 Tips: - On select mornings and afternoons, you can join the public tour for €15 per person. - Flirt XL evenings introduce new visitors between 16 and 30 years old to the Nationale Opera & Ballet. A ticket for Flirt XL, including a performance, costs €10. - The Young Patrons Circle is a group of donors to the Nationale Opera & Ballet aged between 25 and 40. Membership offers various benefits, including discounts and events.

🎭 Theater offering a diverse program 📋 Meervaart is the first major cultural center outside the ring and serves an audience with a diverse program and creators from various backgrounds. The theater is located in the largest district of Amsterdam. Discussions are ongoing about the construction of a New Meervaart, across from the current building at Sloterplas. 👍 Tips: - For most performances, a free drink (and snacks) is included during the intermission or after the show. - A Meer Theater Card worth €27.50 offers benefits such as discounts and access to events.

🎭 Intercultural theater 📋 The Bijlmer Parktheater (BPT) offers an intercultural program, talent development programs, cultural education, and a platform for artistic movements from the Bijlmer. BPT serves, stimulates, and enriches a culturally diverse audience with high-quality, versatile, and accessible offerings.

🎭 Small theater in old church 📋 Podium Mozaïek is a theater in the former Pniëlkerk. It offers theater, music, comedy, spoken word storytelling, dance, and all possible crossovers in between, from both national and international artists. It also provides cultural education programs and enriching side events. 👍 Tips: - With the Mozaïekpas, you and your guest receive a 20% discount on tickets and 10% off at the café-restaurant. The pass costs €15.

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