De Kleine Komedie in Amsterdam

De Kleine Komedie has 500 seats in one hall, the bonbonnière room. There is no second auditorium, so every performance uses the same 500-seat space.

Yes. The plan shows the main hall (Zaal), first and second middle balconies one above the other in the centre, and side balconies including 1e zijbalkon links and 1e zijbalkon rechts along the sides. The balcony labels give position; the four ticket ranks are priced separately on the event page. The plan's Mijn Stoel legend also warns that on the fourth rank at least a third of the stage is not visible.

Yes. The theatre opened in 1788 and the venue calls itself the oldest theatre in Amsterdam. It began as a French-language theatre and opera house before becoming a church, a bicycle shed and, from 1947, a cabaret theatre.

Evening shows usually start at 20:15, with the bar open from 19:15, and end between 22:00 and 22:30. Matinees start at 15:00 and end around 16:45. The event page gives the exact time for your performance.

De Kleine Komedie is at Amstel 56-58, 1017 AC Amsterdam, on the corner of the Halvemaansteeg near Rembrandtplein. The Rembrandtplein tram stop is a three-minute walk away.

Take tram 4 (direction Station RAI) or tram 14 (direction Flevopark) from Amsterdam Centraal to Rembrandtplein; the theatre is a three-minute walk. Tram 24 stops at Muntplein (four minutes), metro 52 at Rokin (seven minutes) and metro 51, 53 or 54 at Waterlooplein (seven minutes). Walking from Centraal takes about 24 minutes.

The closest garage is The Bank at Amstelstraat 12, a three-minute walk, with evening parking from 17:00 to 02:00 for €25 using the code KLEINEKOMEDIE. Q-Park Waterlooplein at Valkenburgerstraat 238 is about ten minutes away and costs €22.50 between 16:30 and 02:00. Parking De Hoofdstad at Prinsengracht 540 is a 14-minute walk and charges €6.90 per hour or €66 per day.

De Kleine Komedie has no restaurant of its own; the bar serves drinks and the theatre works with restaurants in the neighbourhood. The list includes Zushi, Portugália Tasca, Brasserie Marie, Café Schiller and Café de Jaren, whose terrace looks out on the theatre.

Yes. You can only buy tickets online with an account; create one through Mijn Theater before the presale, even if you have bought tickets before.

For some performances De Kleine Komedie uses smart tickets: e-tickets with a changing barcode that are scanned at the entrance. They appear in your account shortly before the show and are strictly personal, so you cannot pass them on.

A CJP card, student card or Stadspas gives 50% off ranks 1 to 3 from one week before the performance. The discount is not available on tickets already bought or reserved, and you show the card at the box office when collecting.

There is one wheelchair space plus a companion seat, bookable by phone on 020 624 05 34. The wheelchair lift entrance is on the Halvemaansteeg. The theatre has no adapted toilet and no WC on the ground floor.

Yes, blind guide dogs are welcome if you report them when booking. A hearing loop is available at the box office.

Yes, there is a cloakroom where you can leave coats and bags. The contribution is voluntary.

This page is about the Amsterdam theatre at Amstel 56-58, near Rembrandtplein. Always check the address on your ticket if you are looking for a theatre with a similar name in another city.