Het Posttheater in Arnhem
Het Posttheater is Arnhem's cabaret and comedy stage in the old KAB building: 285 seats in the Grote Zaal, 80 in the Kleine Zaal, a four-minute walk from Arnhem Velperpoort and free parking on show nights.
Photo credits
The neo-renaissance KAB building in Arnhem, home of Het Posttheater, seen from the street.: Henk Monster · CC BY 3.0 · Cropped to 3:2 from the original 4:3 photo, keeping the top of the frame.
Quick answers
- Capacity
- 285 Grote Zaal · 80 Kleine Zaal
- Address
- Rosendaalsestraat 276824 CA Arnhem
- Address
- Rosendaalsestraat 27, Arnhem
- Nearest station
- Arnhem Velperpoort, 4 min walk
- Parking
- Free on-site, about 30 cars
- Tickets
- Online; price varies per show
- Evening times
- Doors 19:00 · halls 20:00 or 20:30
- Contact
- +31 26 446 3554
Theater at Het Posttheater: upcoming events
Tonight, this week and the months ahead at this venue in Arnhem.
Last night at Het Posttheater: David van Rosmalen, De Sekszusjes
February 2027
March 2027
- Tue2Mar
Jay Francis2 shows:Tue 2 MarWed 3 Mar€26.25Tickets
Plan your visit to Het Posttheater
How many people fit in Het Posttheater?
The Grote Zaal seats up to 285 people and the Kleine Zaal up to 80; both are flexible rooms with a retractable stand rather than a fixed balcony.
- Grote Zaal
- 148–285 seats
- Kleine Zaal
- max. 80 seats
- Bovenzaal
- No lift, not wheelchair accessible
The Grote Zaal has a flat floor and a telescopic stand. With the stand half out there are 148 seats, fully out 285; the standard stage layout seats 250. The room can also be converted into a dance floor or a dinner layout.
The Kleine Zaal has a retractable stand and at most 80 seats. Its stage is 6 metres wide (without wings), 6 metres deep and 4 metres high, with a 4.8 by 3.6 metre screen.
That makes Het Posttheater a small-house theatre. For scale: the Parkzaal of Musis & Stadstheater in Arnhem seats 850 to 1016 and its Muzenzaal up to 750, so Het Posttheater is the intimate option in the city.
| Room | Venue | Capacity | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grote Zaal | Het Posttheater, Arnhem | 148–285 seats | posttheater.nl |
| Kleine Zaal | Het Posttheater, Arnhem | 80 seats | posttheater.nl |
| Parkzaal | Musis & Stadstheater, Arnhem | 850–1016 seats | musisenstadstheater.nl |
| Muzenzaal | Musis & Stadstheater, Arnhem | max. 750 seats | musisenstadstheater.nl |
Seating plan: where to sit in the Grote and Kleine Zaal
Both halls use a telescopic stand, which raises the rows behind the flat floor; the Grote Zaal seats 148 to 285 and the Kleine Zaal at most 80.
Grote Zaal
148–285 seats
Kleine Zaal
max. 80 seats
Wheelchair places
2, first row
Bovenzaal
No lift
In the Grote Zaal the stand rises from the flat floor. The standard stage layout has 250 seats; with the stand half extended there are 148, fully extended 285. The wheelchair places are on the first row.
The Kleine Zaal is the more intimate room: a retractable stand for at most 80 people, a stage 6 metres wide and 6 metres deep, and a 4.8 by 3.6 metre screen.
Because both halls are small, the front rows are close to the performer and the back rows still have a direct line of sight. There are two wheelchair places per performance, on the first row; book them by phone or e-mail because they are allocated in order of request. The Bovenzaal is up a staircase and has no lift.
Food and drink at Het Posttheater
The theatre serves drinks on show nights rather than dinner: every ticket includes a drink in the interval or after the show, and the foyer bar is pin-only.
The foyer has a bar and bistro tables. In the interval, soft drinks, beer and wine are ready; if the show has no interval, the drink is served afterwards. Payment is by pin only, not credit card.
For dinner before the show, Eetwinkel STROOM, Caspar, Goed Proeven and De Blauwe Hoek are within walking distance.
The foyer can also be booked for drinks, lunch or dinner around a performance through [email protected].
- Drink
- Included in every ticket
- Payment
- Pin only, no credit cards
- Restaurants
- STROOM, Caspar, Goed Proeven, De Blauwe Hoek
- Foyer
- Bar and bistro tables
Tickets, e-tickets and the box office
Tickets are sold online 24 hours a day; on performance evenings the box office is open from 19:30 to 20:15, and printing is optional because the barcode can be scanned from your phone.
Advance sales are online only: telephone and e-mail reservations are not possible. On the evening itself you can buy at the box office from 19:30, but the website is the main channel.
You receive an e-ticket with a barcode by e-mail. Show it on your phone or print it; if the download fails, collect it at the box office before the show.
Tickets cannot be returned. You can exchange to another performance in the same season up to two working days before the show for €3 per order, or take a voucher for the amount minus booking costs; the voucher is valid for two years.
Groups of more than ten people should e-mail [email protected].
- Online
- 24 hours a day
- Box office
- 19:30–20:15 on show nights
- E-ticket
- Phone scan or print
- Exchange
- €3 per order, up to 2 working days before
- Group
- More than 10: e-mail the theatre
House rules: phones, photos, smoking and drinks
Het Posttheater is a smoke-free building; phones go off in the hall, photography and filming are not allowed, and drinks bought in the foyer stay outside the auditorium.
- Smoking is not allowed anywhere in the building.
- Switch off your mobile phone in the hall.
- Photography and filming in the hall are forbidden.
- Do not take drinks or food into the hall; your interval drink is waiting in the foyer.
- Latecomers are not always admitted.
- The foyer and box office accept pin only; credit cards are not accepted.
Accessibility at Het Posttheater
The theatre is accessible for wheelchair users, with two wheelchair places per performance on the first row, an accessible toilet on the ground floor and a hearing loop.
The two wheelchair places are on the first row. Book them by phone or e-mail; they are allocated in order of request. Companion places are limited too.
There is an accessible toilet on the ground floor. For the hearing loop, tell the theatre at least a day before the performance by phone or e-mail.
The Bovenzaal is not wheelchair accessible because the building has no lift. A scootmobiel cannot be taken into the hall, but staff can park it safely after consultation.
For other access needs, call 026-4463554 on Tuesday or Thursday between 13:00 and 16:00, or e-mail [email protected].
- Wheelchair places
- 2 per performance, first row
- Accessible toilet
- Ground floor
- Hearing loop
- Yes, notify a day before
- Bovenzaal
- No lift, not accessible
Getting to Het Posttheater by train, bus or bike
Het Posttheater is a four-minute walk from Arnhem Velperpoort and about 24 minutes on foot from Arnhem Centraal; buses from both stations stop within 200 to 600 metres.
Arnhem Velperpoort is the nearest station, 280 metres or four minutes from the door; trains 7600 and RS32 stop there.
From Arnhem Centraal the walk is 1720 metres, about 24 minutes. Faster: bus 26, 27, 29, 127, 302, 303, 406, 608 or 801 to Station Velperpoort (3 minutes from the stop), or bus 13 to Oogststraat (5 minutes), Winkelcentrum Klarendal (7 minutes) or Agnietenstraat (9 minutes).
After an evening show, walk four minutes to Arnhem Velperpoort and take the train one stop to Arnhem Centraal. The last direct train in the Friday 30 October 2026 timetable left at 23:52; check ns.nl for your date, because weekend and holiday times differ.
Bicycles can be parked on the theatre's own site.
Parking at Het Posttheater: free on-site and nearby garages
On performance evenings you can park free on the theatre's own site (about 30 spaces) or on the Dirkzwager deck opposite; the gate closes an hour after the show, so arrive early. The paid garages and car parks within walking distance are in the table.
The theatre's car park is at Rosendaalsestraat 27. It has about 30 spaces and fills quickly; the gate is locked about an hour after the performance. Bicycles can be left on the site.
The Dirkzwager legal & tax deck at Velperweg 1, entrance Arbeidstraat, is used on busy evenings. It is free on weekdays from 19:15 and you can leave at any time. A board at the theatre gate shows whether the deck is open.
The paid Parkeergarage Velperpoort is at Ir. J.P. van Muijlwijkstraat 175, three minutes' walk. It charges €2.50 per hour with a maximum day rate of €15 and is open daily from 07:00 to 23:30. The Velperplein and Musis garages are ten and fourteen minutes' walk; after 18:00 they charge €1.50 and €1.70 per hour. The smaller 1e Wijkstraat, Bloemstraat and Velperbuitensingel car parks are seven to nine minutes' walk and have no evening tariff: expect €4.60 per hour at the first two and €3.50–€4.60 at Velperbuitensingel. Rates were checked on 30 October 2026; the meter is definitive.
| Parking | Address | Walk | Evening rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Posttheater site | Rosendaalsestraat 27, 6824 CA Arnhem | On site | Free on show evenings |
| Dirkzwager deck | Velperweg 1 (entrance Arbeidstraat) | 2 min | Free weekdays from 19:15 |
| Parkeergarage Velperpoort | Ir. J.P. van Muijlwijkstraat 175, 6828 BN | 3 min (220 m) | No evening rate; €2.50/h, max €15/day |
| Bloemstraat car park | Bloemstraat, Arnhem | 7 min (470 m) | No evening rate; €4.60/h until 23:00 |
| 1e Wijkstraat car park | 1e Wijkstraat, Arnhem | 7 min (510 m) | No evening rate; €4.60/h until 23:00 |
| Velperbuitensingel car park | Velperbuitensingel, 6828 CT Arnhem | 9 min (670 m) | No evening rate; €3.50–€4.60/h until 23:00 |
| Parkeergarage Velperplein | Velperplein 13, 6811 AG Arnhem | 10 min (730 m) | €1.50/h after 18:00; max €20/day |
| Parkeergarage Musis | Velperbinnensingel 2, 6811 BP Arnhem | 14 min (960 m) | €1.70/h after 18:00; max €24/day |
- Own car park
- Free, about 30 spaces
- Gate
- Closes 1 hour after the show
- Dirkzwager deck
- Free weekdays from 19:15
- Velperpoort garage
- €2.50/hour, no evening rate
- Velperplein & Musis
- €1.50–€1.70/hour after 18:00
Contact and opening hours
Het Posttheater is at Rosendaalsestraat 27, 6824 CA Arnhem. Call 026-4463554 or e-mail [email protected]; on performance evenings the box office opens at 19:30.
- Address
- Rosendaalsestraat 27, 6824 CA Arnhem
- Phone
- 026-4463554
- [email protected]
- Office
- Tue and Thu, 13:00–16:00
- Box office
- 19:30–20:15 on show nights
Official links
History of Het Posttheater: from post office to cabaret stage
Het Posttheater began in 1992 in the former post office on the Driekoningenstraat and moved in 2000 to the monumental KAB building behind Velperpoort station, which opened as a theatre on 19 March 2001.
The first home was a former post office; the theatre takes its name from it. It started as a rehearsal space for the youth theatre platform Gelderland, acquired lights and seats, and in the mid-nineties hosted its first cabaret try-out.
The KAB building dates from 1896 and was the seat of the Catholic Workers' Movement 'St Joseph'. After the KAB and Posttheater foundations merged, it was converted into a professional theatre with three halls and about 35,000 visitors a year; the art deco details were kept.
The theatre grew into the cabaret stage of the east. Artists place it in their top three favourite theatres, and young makers get space to develop work in the Bovenzaal.
- Started
- 1992, Driekoningenstraat
- Moved
- 2000, KAB building
- Official opening
- 19 March 2001
- Halls
- 3
- Visitors
- About 35,000 a year
Photos
Photo credits
The neo-renaissance KAB building in Arnhem, home of Het Posttheater, seen from the street.: Henk Monster · CC BY 3.0 · Cropped to 3:2 from the original 4:3 photo, keeping the top of the frame.
The empty Grote Zaal of Het Posttheater with its raked telescopic stand and wooden stage.: Het Posttheater · Enlarged from the venue's 750 px image
The foyer of Het Posttheater with its bar, bistro tables and theatre posters on the walls.: Het Posttheater · Enlarged from the venue's 750 px image
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Frequently asked questions about Het Posttheater
The questions visitors ask most, from start times and parking to wheelchairs and ticket changes.
What time do shows start?
Evening shows in the Grote Zaal start at 20:30 and in the Kleine Zaal at 20:00. The theatre opens at 19:00 and the hall doors about 15 minutes before the start. Matinees vary, so check the listing for the exact start time.
How many people fit in the theatre?
The Grote Zaal seats 148 to 285 people depending on the stand; the Kleine Zaal seats at most 80. The Bovenzaal is a rehearsal and presentation room, not a public auditorium.
Do I need to print my ticket?
No. The barcode can be scanned from your phone, and printing is optional. If you cannot download the e-ticket, collect it at the box office before the show; the box office is open from 19:30 to 20:15 on performance evenings.
Where can I park?
Free on the theatre's own site at Rosendaalsestraat 27 (about 30 spaces; the gate closes an hour after the show) or on the Dirkzwager deck at Velperweg 1. The paid Parkeergarage Velperpoort is three minutes' walk and costs €2.50 per hour.
How do I get there by public transport?
Arnhem Velperpoort station is a four-minute walk (280 m). From Arnhem Centraal, take bus 26, 27, 29, 127, 302, 303, 406, 608 or 801 to Station Velperpoort, or bus 13 to Oogststraat; the walk from those stops is three to five minutes.
Is the theatre wheelchair accessible?
Yes. There are two wheelchair places per performance on the first row, an accessible toilet on the ground floor and a hearing loop. Book by phone or e-mail; places are allocated in order of request. The Bovenzaal has no lift and is not accessible.
Can I eat at the theatre?
The theatre serves drinks on show nights rather than dinner; your ticket includes a drink in the interval or after the show. The foyer has a bar and bistro tables. For dinner, Eetwinkel STROOM, Caspar, Goed Proeven and De Blauwe Hoek are within walking distance.
Can I pay by credit card?
No. The foyer and box office accept pin only; credit cards are not accepted.
Can I change or cancel my ticket?
Tickets cannot be returned. You can exchange to another performance in the same season up to two working days before the start for €3 per order, or take a voucher for the amount minus booking costs; the voucher is valid for two years.
What are the house rules?
The building is smoke-free, phones must be off in the hall, photography and filming are forbidden, and drinks may not be taken into the auditorium. Latecomers are not always admitted.
When is the box office open?
On performance evenings the box office is open from 19:30 to 20:15. At other times tickets are sold online, 24 hours a day; the office phone is answered on Tuesday and Thursday from 13:00 to 16:00.
Can I bring a scootmobiel?
A scootmobiel cannot be taken into the hall, but staff can park it safely after consultation. Ask at the box office or e-mail [email protected] before your visit.
Sources: Het Posttheater: Grote Zaal (October 30, 2026) · Het Posttheater: seating plan (October 30, 2026) · Treinposities: Arnhem Velperpoort departure board (October 30, 2026) · Het Posttheater: parking and access (October 30, 2026) · Het Posttheater: food and drink (October 30, 2026) · Het Posttheater: ticket sales and house rules (October 30, 2026) · Het Posttheater: accessibility and hearing loop (October 30, 2026) · Het Posttheater: history (October 30, 2026) · Het Posttheater: contact (October 30, 2026)
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