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The Badhuistheater (Dutch: Bath house theatre) is a theater venue located in a former bath house on the east-side of Amsterdam. [1] [2]
The theater is both a cultural meeting point for locals and a stage for international theatre productions. The theater is run by British actor and writer Michael Manicardi who acquired the neglected bath house around 1985 and transformed it into a theater. As a theater it seats between 50 and 150 audience, depending on the chosen configuration.
History
The building has a distinct circular shape around a central chimney. It was the first free standing communal bath house, build (in 1920) for this purpose. Its architecture is in the distinct “Amsterdamse school” style. The building is a Dutch National monument (Dutch: Rijksmonument) [3]
Since 2005 the Badhuistheater has its own theater-company: The Badhuis International Theatre. On a regular basis the bring new productions to the theater which they also bring to international festivals and other venues. More recently they produced pieces from Sean O'Casey Dublin Trilogy ( The Shadow of a Gunman, Juno and the Paycock, The Plough and the Stars) and The Good Soldier Svejk after the books by Jaroslav Hašek.
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References
- ^ Saskia Naafs; Guido Van Eijck (4 December 2015). Amsterdam surprises: 500 adresses insolites et coups de coeur pour découvrir la ville d'Amsterdam !. Mardaga. pp. 250–1. ISBN 978-2-8047-0342-4.
- ^ Han Lörzing (14 October 2014). Jaren van verandering: Nederland tussen 1945 en 2014. Singel Uitgeverijen. pp. 21–2. ISBN 978-90-253-0473-7.
- ^ Rijksmonumenten.nl. "Badhuis in Amsterdam | Monument - Rijksmonumenten.nl". rijksmonumenten.nl. Retrieved 2016-09-07.