Cities
Brussels plays in several languages. The KVS, the Royal Flemish Theatre, is the Dutch-language city theatre and usually adds surtitles in another language; De Munt / La Monnaie is the opera house where the Belgian Revolution began in 1830; and the Kaaitheater, the Théâtre National and the Théâtre Royal de Toone, a puppet theatre, are only a few of the many stages. In May the Kunstenfestivaldesarts fills the city with performance and dance.
Including: Brussel · Elsene · Sint-Gillis · Schaarbeek · Anderlecht · Etterbeek · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · Ukkel · Vorst · Laken
Brussels & surroundings: 47 shows in the next seven days, starting with 50 minutes de cuisson - Improv show from La Croutounz (Monday, 9 November).
Mon9Nov
Het Goudblommeke in Papier · Brussel
€5.00
Tue10Nov
Théâtre Marni · Ixelles
Tue10Nov
Centre Culturel d'Uccle - CCU · Uccle
Tue10Nov
Théâtre Les Tanneurs · Brussel
Tue10Nov
Le Jacques Franck · Saint-Gilles
Starts 18:00From €10.00
Tue10Nov
Théâtre Varia · Elsene
Starts 19:00From €13.00
Tue10Nov
Rideau de Bruxelles · Elsene
Starts 20:00From €5.00
Tue10Nov
Théâtre National · Brussel
Starts 20:00
City theatre & new work
The KVS, the Royal Flemish Theatre, is Brussels' Dutch-language city theatre, in a Flemish neo-Renaissance building of 1887 by the architect Jean Baes. Its stages play in the languages of the city, and shows often carry surtitles in another language.
Opera
De Munt / La Monnaie in Brussels is the opera house of the country. The present auditorium was inaugurated on 25 May 1819, and a performance of Auber's La Muette de Portici there in August 1830 gave the signal for the Belgian Revolution. About 1,150 seats.
Puppet theatre
The Théâtre Royal de Toone is a Brussels puppet theatre that traces its roots to around 1830, when Antoine Genty, called Toone, opened his poechenellekelder. Shows are given in the Brussels dialect and in other languages, and the Brussels rod-puppet tradition was added to UNESCO's list of intangible heritage in 2025.
