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English Theatre and Stage Guide in Amsterdam for Visitors

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Amsterdam offers an array of English-language and surtitled theatre options for international visitors. Several venues across the city feature regular English programming, comedy, opera, and dinner-theatre combinations.

Royal Theatre Carré

Located by the water, Royal Theatre Carré presents musicals, cabaret, theatre, ballet, circus acts, and comedy with regular English-language programming.

Scala

Scala combines dining with performance. Visitors can select dishes from a retro snack machine wall or eat antipasti platters before heading downstairs. The venue offers three different 20-minute performances each evening, including stand-up comedy, live music, monologues, and magic. An international night with English performances takes place every Sunday.

Internationaal Theater Amsterdam

Formed by the merger of Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam and Toneelgroep Amsterdam, this venue is led by Belgian director Ivo Van Hove. The website lists English-language shows and selected performances featuring surtitles.

Boom Chicago

Boom Chicago caters to English speakers with comedy, sharp writing, and improvisation, including the weekly Sunday Night Live session.

De Kleine Komedie

English Theatre and Stage Guide in Amsterdam for Visitors

One of the city's oldest theatres, De Kleine Komedie focuses on cabaret, comedy, music, dance, and theatrical performances. Selected shows are performed in English.

Frascati and Theater van Deyssel

Frascati presents hundreds of small-to-large-scale productions across four theatre spaces in central Amsterdam. In 2019, Frascati opened Theater van Deyssel in Nieuw-West, featuring in-house productions and small-scale programming.

Theater Bellevue

Theater Bellevue stages modern theatre, dance, and cabaret created by established professionals and young directors, with select English productions available.

Dutch National Opera & Ballet

Every opera performance at this venue near Waterlooplein is surtitled in English and Dutch.

Mezrab Cultural Centre

Located in Pakhuis Wilhelmina in the eastern docklands, Mezrab hosts spoken word, improv, and comedy nights on floor cushions. Events are generally conducted in English.

Badhuistheater

Badhuistheater has operated for over 30 years.

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