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Vonnis

Vonnis

November 12 at 11:30am +8

Theater Bellevue · Amsterdam-Centrum

Ten years of spotless school results unravel when parents file a lawsuit over a disputed recommendation, forcing a headmistress to confront the limits of rules in Vonnis at Theater Bellevue, featuring a post-show discussion with Esmah Lahlah and Anne de Jong.

Tweede Voorronde AKF

Tweede Voorronde AKF

Nov. 13 & Nov. 14 at 8pm

Theater Bellevue · Amsterdam-Centrum

Eighteen artists present fifteen-minute previews during the fortieth edition of the Amsterdams Kleinkunst Festival preliminary rounds at Klein Bellevue, where nine participants will be selected to advance to the final round.

Mystiek Lichaam

Mystiek Lichaam

Nov. 13 & Nov. 14 at 8:30pm

Theater Bellevue · Amsterdam-Centrum

Forty years after Frans Kellendonks controversial novel appeared, director Koen Verheijden brings the broken Gijselhart family back to the stage in a raw and comic production exploring polarization.

End Credits

End Credits

November 18 at 8:15pm

Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ · Amsterdam-Oost

Steve McQueen turns the FBI's surveillance files on Paul Robeson into gripping live art. Four performers read the redacted documents aloud while they scroll overhead: history as urgent warning.

Buikzwam

Buikzwam

November 19 at 8:30pm

Theater Bellevue · Amsterdam-Centrum

Life never goes as planned, so Kompagnie Kistemaker makes theater about it. Buikzwam blends documentary storytelling with magical twists, bizarre humor, and real empathy.

Roodkapje 3+ - Het Kleine Theater

Roodkapje 3+ - Het Kleine Theater

November 21 at 3pm (Next weekend)

De Hallen Amsterdam · Amsterdam-West

A 40‑minute musical reimagining of Little Red Riding Hood, where the heroine abandons the familiar path for a whimsical new journey, performed by Anke Engels, Vimala Nijenhuis and Rosa Evans‑Knaup at Het Kleine Theater in De Hallen.

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Sun, Nov 15 · 10:30 AM

Sunday Family Music & Theater

Vondelpark Openluchttheater · Amsterdam-Zuid

Sun, Nov 22 · 1:30 PM

Djumbala! (2+)

Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ · Amsterdam-Oost

Sun, Nov 22 · 1:30 PM

Vijf! (5+)

Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ · Amsterdam-Oost

Tue, Nov 24 · 8:00 PM

Papa Koenders: Mi tongo tru

Theater Bellevue · Amsterdam-Centrum

Tue, Nov 24 · 8:30 PM

Bijna een leven

Theater Bellevue · Amsterdam-Centrum

Wed, Nov 25 · 8:30 PM

Venus & Adonis

Theater Bellevue · Amsterdam-Centrum

Wed, Nov 25 · 12:30 PM

Harlekino

Theater Bellevue · Amsterdam-Centrum

Wed, Nov 25 · 6:00 PM

Peper & Zuur?! Srefidensi in Paradiso

Paradiso · Amsterdam-Centrum

Thu, Nov 26 · 8:30 PM

Literanita

De Nieuwe Anita · Amsterdam-West

5-15 €

Thu, Nov 26 · 8:00 PM

Presentatie de Schrijversstudio: Muze & Jip

Theater Bellevue · Amsterdam-Centrum

Sat, Nov 28 · 8:30 PM

Manu – De Herontdekking van de Hemel

BIMHUIS · Amsterdam-Oost

$$

Tue, Dec 1 · 8:00 PM

Bonobo

Theater Bellevue · Amsterdam-Centrum

Wed, Dec 2 · 8:30 PM

Als vader vechten is

Theater Bellevue · Amsterdam-Centrum

Thu, Dec 3 · 8:15 PM

Last Show

Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ · Amsterdam-Oost

Fri, Dec 4 · 8:15 PM

Maar wat er ook gebeurt er klinkt muziek

Splendor · Amsterdam-Centrum

Wed, Dec 9 · 8:30 PM

Coda

Theater Bellevue · Amsterdam-Centrum

Sun, Dec 13 · 7:30 PM

Amsterdamse Impro Jam

De Nieuwe Anita · Amsterdam-West

10,-

Tue, Dec 15 · 8:30 PM

L O S

Theater Bellevue · Amsterdam-Centrum

Thu, Dec 17 · 8:30 PM

Motherland: The return of Katinka

Theater Bellevue · Amsterdam-Centrum

Sun, Dec 27 · 8:00 PM

TESTOMONIALS

Theater Bellevue · Amsterdam-Centrum

Tue, Dec 29 · 8:00 PM

Drag Me [2] RoXY

Theater Bellevue · Amsterdam-Centrum

Wed, Dec 30 · 8:15 PM

But whatever happens there will be music — Olga Zuiderhoek + Gerard Bouwhuis

Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ · Amsterdam-Oost

Sat, Jan 2 · 8:30 PM

The Bridge

Theater Bellevue · Amsterdam-Centrum

Tue, Jan 5 · 8:30 PM

No Men Beyond This point

Theater Bellevue · Amsterdam-Centrum

Fri, Jan 8 · 8:00 PM

Double bill: LUDWIG & SCHAFT

Theater Bellevue · Amsterdam-Centrum

Sun, Jan 10 · 2:30 PM

Oorkaan family concert: BAAS with Guy Salamon Trio

BIMHUIS · Amsterdam-Oost

17 €

Thu, Jan 14 · 8:30 PM

Hedda Gabber

Theater Bellevue · Amsterdam-Centrum

Sun, Jan 17 · 1:15 PM

Gember en Citroenen: Lieve de Meyer

De Nieuwe Anita · Amsterdam-West

$$

Thu, Jan 21 · 8:00 PM

Teckel

Theater Bellevue · Amsterdam-Centrum

Fri, Jan 22 · 8:30 PM

Jean Cement — Schwung

Theater Bellevue · Amsterdam-Centrum

Fri, Jan 22 · 8:30 PM

Teckel

Podium Mozaiek · Amsterdam-West

Sun, Jan 24 · 2:00 PM

Pinocchio (7+)

Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ · Amsterdam-Oost

Tue, Feb 2 · 8:30 PM

KATWIJK

Theater Bellevue · Amsterdam-Centrum

Wed, Feb 10 · 8:15 PM

Till Death Do Us Part (or Not)

Meervaart · Amsterdam Nieuw-West

Sat, Feb 13 · 10:00 AM

Pammetje's Planet 5+

Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ · Amsterdam-Oost

Thu, Mar 4 · 8:00 PM

Teckel

Bijlmer Parktheater · Amsterdam-Zuidoost

Sat, Mar 6 · 1:00 PM

ZOO(I) (1,5+)

Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ · Amsterdam-Oost

Thu, Apr 8 · 8:30 PM

ARENDS

Theater Bellevue · Amsterdam-Centrum

Thu, Jun 3 · 8:00 PM

FLATLAND — Isabel Schoonbeek

Theater Bellevue · Amsterdam-Centrum

BELEEF JEUGDTHEATER LENNOX (8+)

Bijlmer Parktheater · Amsterdam-Zuidoost

Milky Way

Jeugdtheater De Krakeling · Amsterdam-West

1-19,50 €

The Bookshop Kids (6+)

Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam · Amsterdam-Centrum

Alice in Wonderland

Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam · Amsterdam-Centrum

Girls Won't Be Girls - Boys won't be Boys | theatre performance by Rikkert van Huisstede

Luther Museum Amsterdam · Amsterdam-Centrum

Kakek, Opa & Ik

Jeugdtheater De Krakeling · Amsterdam-West

De mens, het duurde maar heel even

Jeugdtheater De Krakeling · Amsterdam-West

Boef 4+

Stichting Theaterzaal de Rietwijker · Amsterdam-Noord

SlodDe & VoS in Winter Wonderland 3+

Buurtcultuurhuis De Rietwijker · Amsterdam-Noord

Free performances

Vondelpark Openluchttheater · Amsterdam-Zuid

Free

Contextprogramma: Nagesprek met Esmah Lahlah en Anne de Jong

Theater Bellevue · Amsterdam-Centrum

Anansi de Spin viert feest

Stichting Theaterzaal de Rietwijker · Amsterdam-Noord

WAUW! 2,5+

Stichting Theaterzaal de Rietwijker · Amsterdam-Noord

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