10 Performances in The Netherlands That You Shouldn't Miss

easylaughs is an improv comedy group based in Amsterdam. easylaughs offers comedy shows, improv and stand up classes and improv workshops, in English. We have been performing improv at the CREA in Amsterdam since 2005. What people have to say about easylaughs: "The easylaughs cast is incredible. Each of them brings a different side to the improvised comedy shows they put on and the results are always fantastic. With their workshops and classes, you can understand from their shows why they're so popular with the Amsterdam improv community." "Fabulous people, extremely friendly, extremely talented. I can't stop attending their improv workshops, comedy classes and shows!"

Experience “Anne Frank, her Diary on Stage”, a theater play based on the life of Anne Frank. It covers the 2 years spent by Anne and her family hidden in the secret annex, as well as events occurring before and after that time. Anne's words poignantly reflect the tensions and tragedy of existence during her family’s time in hiding and make the period come alive. The life-sized set, 180 degrees around the audience, combined with archive footage and beautiful music makes it possible for you to experience Anne's journey that takes the lonely little girl to writing and into womanhood in the midst of terrible oppression. Free use of our Translation System, in audio and/or subtitles on an iPad fixed in front of your seat in 7 languages, 100% synchronized with the actors on stage. “Anne Frank, her Diary on Stage” is the first-ever theater performance based on all the versions of her diaries, including the uncensored ones edited by Anne Frank herself. This theater performance was created at the initiative of the Anne Frank Foundation in Basel. Income from the Frank estate is redirected to fund educational and charitable purposes worldwide.

Soldier of Orange - The Musical is based on the true story of one of the greatest Dutch resistance warfighters, Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema. Soldier of Orange - The Musical premiered on October 30, 2010 with the former Queen of the Netherlands Beatrix in attendance. The theatre, where Soldier of Orange - The Musical currently plays is a plane hangar at the former Valkenburg Airport in the Netherlands. The audience experiences the show in ‘SceneAround’, a theatrical performance solution specially developed for this production. The audience is seated on a 360-degree rotating auditorium that turns from set to set, accompanied by 180-degree projections, to create an unforgettable theatre experience. Since 2015 the production has broken all Dutch theatre records. Soldier of Orange - The Musical has played more than 2.700 sold-out performances to a total audience of over 2,9 million.

Wooden marionettes present a unique form of music theatre, for both adults and children: the classical marionette theatre. The Amsterdam Marionette Theatre performs in its own, small theatre in the old city centre of Amsterdam, near Nieuwmarkt Square.