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Address: Leidseplein 12, Leidseplein Theater, Amsterdam 1017 PT
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If you need a night of comic relief, there's no better place to get it than a Boom Chicago performance. Created by American expatriates, the shows take on Dutch life and foibles, inviting everyone to participate in a fast-paced world of wit, physical comedy and fun. Great production values, terrific food, and talented...
Address: Kleine-Gartmanplantsoen 10, Amsterdam 1017 RR
Centrally-located on the Leidseplein, this highbrow cultural and political center screens films, hosts new media and gay events, and stages debates and literary evenings – some of which can be watched live on its website. It's also where IDFA, the superb annual documentary film festival, takes place. Naturally, its...
Address: Amstel 3, Amsterdam 1011 PG
Not the most attractive of buildings, in fact its design looks positively old compared to some of the city newest developments. But the city opera house nonetheless, and home, since 1986, to De Nederlandse Opera and Het National Ballet – in a complex it shares with city hall. As well as first-rate performances from...
Address: Amstel 115-125, Amsterdam 1018 EM
Crowning the River Amstel, the grand dame of theatrical venues was originally built as a circus theatre in 1894 by the French/German circus family of the same name; stables for the animals still remain below the building. But although the circus comes to town every Christmas – and sometimes during the summer months –...
Address: Lijnbaansgracht 234a, Amsterdam 1017 PH
It's no coincidence that Melkweg's name, translated, is the tongue-in-cheek 'Milky Way,' given that the complex once operated as a dairy. The revamped center-city attraction is now an entertainment and nightlife magnet, offering patrons everything from dancing and live music to theater performances and film...
