Koninklijke Schouwburg | |
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| Former names | Nieuwe Haagse Stadsschouwburg |
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| Address | Korte Voorhout 3, The Hague |
| Coordinates | 52°04′56″N 4°18′56″E / 52.082139°N 4.315464°E |
| Owner | Municipality of The Hague |
| Capacity | 680 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1766 |
| Built | 1766 (Palace) 1802-1804 (Theater) |
| Opened | 1804 |
| Renovated | 1863 (modernization) 1911-1914 (removation theater hall) 1929 (removation stage) 1997-1999 (general renovation) |
| Architect | Pieter de Swart Johan van Duyfhuis Willem Cornelis van der Waeyen Pieterszen J.J. Gort Charles Vandenhove |
| Tenants | |
| Het Nationale Theater | |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Koninklijke Schouwburg (literally translated: Royal Theater or Royal Playhouse) is a theater in the city center of The Hague. The theater was built in 1766 and has been in use as theater since 1804. From 2017 it is one of the theaters in use by the national theater company Het Nationale Theater, but also other companies perform in the Schouwburg.[1][2]
The main room of the Schouwburg is relatively small for current standards,[3] and can seat 680 people in total with the main room and three balconies.[4] The stage has a 1929 antique revolving stage that is still functional but no longer in use.[3] It is considered one of the most prestigious theaters in the country.
- ^ "De Koninklijke Schouwburg, 's-Gravenhage - TheaterEncyclopedie". theaterencyclopedie.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2018-06-03.
- ^ The Hague Marketing Bureau. "Royal Theatre". DenHaag.com. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
- ^ a b van Roessel, Aukje (1998-10-22). "Koninklijke Schouwburg in Den Haag was hard aan renovatie toe Een even sierlijk als rot gebouw". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 2018-06-04.
- ^ Het Nationale Theater. "Koninklijke Schouwburg - grote zaal". www.hnt.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2018-06-04.