Theater de Omval in Diemen
Theater De Omval is Diemen's cultural house since 1996: a 200-seat Grote Zaal, a film hall, café and library under one roof, 5 minutes' walk from Diemen station and free parking behind the theatre from 19:00.
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The Grote Zaal of Theater De Omval with its stage lit in blue and the audience seated in the foreground: Theater De Omval · Cropped from 1600x1202 to 1600x900 and brightened for the hero.
Quick answers
- Capacity
- 200 in the Grote Zaal (180 with tribune)
- Address
- Ouddiemerlaan 1041111 HL Diemen
- Nearest station
- Diemen, 350 m or 5 min walk
- Parking
- Free behind the theatre from 19:00
- Film tickets
- € 11,50; theatre usually € 20,00–30,00
- Box office
- Mon–Fri 09:00–12:00, and 1 hour before shows
- Cloakroom
- Unattended, by the box office
- Wheelchair access
- Yes, with a lift to the Grote Zaal
- Contact
- 020-6001897
Theater de Omval agenda: upcoming events
Tonight, this week and the months ahead at this venue in Diemen.
Last night at Theater de Omval: Digger, De Eenzame Ziel — André Manuel
January 2027
February 2027
Plan your visit to Theater de Omval
How many people fit in Theater De Omval?
The Grote Zaal holds 200 people without a tribune and 180 with one; the Café & Foyer holds 150.
- Grote Zaal
- 200 without tribune; 180 with
- Café & Foyer
- 150
- Rooms in the building
- 11
The Omval has 11 rooms, from a 4-person meeting room to the main hall. The Grote Zaal is hired from € 205,50 an hour excluding VAT; the Café & Foyer from € 83,00 an hour when the café is used.
These are the venue's own room-hire capacities. Film and theatre audiences use the Grote Zaal and the smaller halls, so the exact number for a performance depends on the layout.
| Venue or room | Capacity | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Theater De Omval — Grote Zaal | 200 (180 with tribune) | Theater De Omval, room hire |
| Theater De Omval — Café & Foyer | 150 | Theater De Omval, room hire |
| Van Swinden Theater, Amsterdam | 480 | Wikidata |
| Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam | 17,000 | Wikidata |
Seating at Theater De Omval: halls, floors and the best seats
The Grote Zaal is on the first floor and reached by lift; the small hall and the Filmzaal are on the ground floor.
- Grote Zaal
- First floor, lift access; 200 people without tribune
- Kleine Zaal
- Ground floor
- Filmzaal
- Ground floor
- Wheelchair spaces
- First row of each hall, via the box office
- Seat choice
- Seat map at online checkout
Pick a seat on the seat map when you book online, or let the system choose one for you. The venue does not publish a row-by-row plan, so the seat map in the ticket shop is the reliable guide to sightlines.
Wheelchair users and visitors with a rollator have reserved spaces in the first row of each hall. Book them through the box office, not online. If you can walk into the hall yourself, staff will place your wheelchair or rollator outside; an aisle seat is then the practical choice.
- The venue does not publish individual row numbers; use the seat map in the ticket shop.
- Wheelchair spaces cannot be booked online: email [email protected] or call 020-6001897.
- There is an accessible toilet on the ground floor.
Eating and drinking at Theater De Omval
The theatre café is open all day for coffee, lunch and dinner before a show, and for a drink afterwards.
You can book a dinner arrangement with your tickets, or add it later; a dinner ticket does not include the performance ticket. Book a table at [email protected] or 020 699 53 89. The café also serves coffee, lunch and drinks on its terrace.
After most adult theatre performances a drink is included; films and youth performances do not include one unless stated. Drinks may be taken into the film hall but not into the theatre hall.
You can pay by card at the box office, by Wero (formerly iDEAL) and credit card online, with the Nationale Bioscoopbon and MaDiWoDo cinema voucher for films, with the Podium Cadeaukaart for theatre, and with a Cineville or Podium pass.
- Café
- All day: coffee, lunch, dinner, drinks
- Dinner booking
- [email protected], 020 699 53 89
- Dinner ticket
- Excludes the performance ticket
- Drink after the show
- Included after most adult theatre shows; not films or youth shows
What to know before you visit Theater De Omval
There is an unattended cloakroom by the box office, and latecomers may not be admitted after the start.
Arrive 15 minutes before the start if you still need to collect tickets; the box office opens 1 hour before each film or performance. Reserved tickets must be collected at least 15 minutes before the start, or they are released.
Latecomers report to the staff in the foyer; admittance after the start depends on the artist or company, but assume no entry once the performance has begun.
Most films and performances have no interval; a film longer than 2 hours gets one, and the website says when a performance has a break. Switch off your phone. Photos and recordings during the performance are not allowed, but a photo on arrival or during the applause is fine.
The cloakroom is unattended and sits in the corridor in front of the box office.
- Cloakroom
- Unattended, in the corridor by the box office
- Latecomers
- Entry after the start is not guaranteed
- Interval
- Usually none; films over 2 hours get one
- Phones and cameras
- Off during the show; photos only on arrival or applause
Wheelchair access and accessibility at Theater De Omval
All halls are wheelchair accessible; the Grote Zaal has a lift, and every hall has wheelchair spaces in the first row.
Book wheelchair spaces through the box office: they cannot be reserved online. Email [email protected] or call 020-6001897 within box-office hours.
The Filmzaal and the small hall are on the ground floor; the Grote Zaal is on the first floor and reached by lift. There is an accessible toilet on the ground floor.
If you use a wheelchair or rollator and can enter the hall yourself, staff will place it outside the hall; the venue advises booking an aisle seat. The box office can advise.
For disabled parking in Diemen, the European disabled parking card does not make parking free: you pay at the special spaces and at all paid parking places, and the maximum parking time applies. In the blue zone you can park without a time limit.
- Lift
- Yes, to the Grote Zaal on the first floor
- Ground-floor halls
- Filmzaal and the small hall
- Wheelchair spaces
- First row of each hall, book via the box office
- Accessible toilet
- On the ground floor
How to get to Theater De Omval: train, bus and tram
The theatre is 5 minutes' walk from Diemen station, and bus 44 stops around the corner at Winkelcentrum.
From Diemen station, walk up the Ouddiemerlaan in the southern direction; the theatre is at number 104, after about 350 metres on your left. Trains stop at Diemen.
Bus 44 runs from Bijlmer ArenA to Diemen Noord and stops at Winkelcentrum, about 2 minutes from the door. Tram 19 (formerly 9) from Sloterdijk, Leidseplein and Vijzelgracht stops at Diemerbrug; from there, walk up the Ouddiemerlaan past La Sol Diemen and De Schakel, keep straight at the T-junction, and the theatre is on your right after the town hall.
Late shows: the theatre publishes no last-transport times. Diemen station is still the 5-minute walk home; trains run toward Amsterdam Centraal and Weesp, so check the last train to your destination in the NS app or at ns.nl/reisplanner. GVB night bus N87 also calls at Diemen station on its overnight route between Amsterdam Centraal and Station Bijlmer ArenA; check gvb.nl for the next departure. If neither fits, book a taxi in advance as the practical fallback.
Parking at Theater De Omval: behind the theatre and in Diemen
The easiest parking is the car park behind the theatre, free from 19:00 Monday to Saturday and all day Sunday.
Reach the car park behind the theatre by turning from the Ouddiemerlaan into the D.J. Den Hartoglaan beside the town hall, then turning left twice. The town hall renovation has temporarily reduced the number of spaces.
Outside those hours, parking around the theatre is paid Monday to Saturday from 09:00 to 21:00 at € 1,70 an hour, by card or mobile phone. It is free on Sundays, New Year's Day, both Christmas, Easter and Whit days, Ascension Day and King's Day.
Parkeergarage Diemerplein, entered from the Ouddiemerlaan about 2 minutes' walk away, is open daily 07:00–23:00 and cheaper than the meters around the shopping centre, but you pay on Sundays too. It has no separate evening tariff: the normal rates are € 0,90 for the first 25 minutes, € 1,80 for the next 25 minutes and then € 0,50 per 13 minutes, with a day maximum of € 13,50.
Much of Diemen has free parking with a blue parking disc Monday to Saturday 09:00–21:00, usually for a maximum of 2 hours. By Sporthal Diemen at Prins Bernardlaan 2 the blue zone allows 4 hours.
| Car park | Address | Walk | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Car park behind the theatre | D.J. Den Hartoglaan, Diemen | 0 min, at the theatre | Free Mon–Sat from 19:00 and all day Sunday |
| Parkeergarage Diemerplein | René Cassinlaan 3; entrance on Ouddiemerlaan | About 2 min walk | Daily 07:00–23:00; no evening tariff, day maximum € 13,50 |
| Sporthal Diemen car park | Prins Bernardlaan 2, Diemen | 710 m, 10 min walk | Free with a blue parking disc, up to 4 hours |
- Behind the theatre
- Free Mon–Sat from 19:00; free Sunday
- Around the theatre
- € 1,70 an hour, Mon–Sat 09:00–21:00
- Diemerplein garage
- Open 07:00–23:00; day ticket € 13,50
Theater De Omval contact, address and box office
Theater De Omval is at Ouddiemerlaan 104, 1111 HL Diemen; the box office answers by phone on 020-6001897.
- Address
- Ouddiemerlaan 104, 1111 HL Diemen
- Box office
- Mon–Fri 09:00–12:00 and 1 hour before shows
- Phone
- 020-6001897
- Tickets
- [email protected]
- Café
- [email protected], 020 699 53 89
- Room hire
- [email protected]
About Theater De Omval: a cultural house since 1996
Theater De Omval has stood on the Ouddiemerlaan in Diemen since 1996, in a striking building by architect Sjoerd Soeters. It is more than a theatre: theatre, cinema, workspace, room hire, café, library and music school share one roof. The building has 11 rooms, from small meeting rooms to the Grote Zaal.
The programme mixes cabaret, theatre, film, music and family shows. The venue calls itself a meeting place where everyone can enjoy culture in their own way.
Photos
Photo credits
The Grote Zaal of Theater De Omval with its stage lit in blue and the audience seated in the foreground: Theater De Omval · Cropped from 1600x1202 to 1600x900 and brightened for the hero.
Rows of empty seats in the Grote Zaal of Theater De Omval, seen from the stage edge: Theater De Omval
The café and foyer area of Theater De Omval: Theater De Omval · Cropped to 3:2 and resized to 1600x1067.
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Theater De Omval: questions people ask
How many people fit in Theater De Omval?
The Grote Zaal holds 200 people without a tribune and 180 with one. The Café & Foyer holds 150, and the building has 11 rooms in all.
Where can I park at Theater De Omval?
The car park behind the theatre is free from 19:00 Monday to Saturday and all day Sunday. Reach it via the D.J. Den Hartoglaan beside the town hall. At other times parking around the theatre costs € 1,70 an hour, and Parkeergarage Diemerplein is open 07:00–23:00.
How do I get to Theater De Omval by public transport?
Diemen station is about 350 metres, or 5 minutes' walk, up the Ouddiemerlaan. Bus 44 stops at Winkelcentrum, 110 metres away, and tram 19 stops at Diemerbrug.
What time do shows start and end at Theater De Omval?
Most evening films start at 20:00. The evening films we checked run 71 to 128 minutes, so without a break a 20:00 screening ends between 21:11 and 22:08. A film longer than two hours gets a break, which pushes the end later. Theatre and cabaret usually start at 20:30, and Sunday matinees at 14:00; the venue does not publish end times for live shows.
Do I need to print my ticket?
No. Staff can scan the ticket from your phone; turn the screen brightness up. You can also download tickets again from your account.
What does a ticket cost at Theater De Omval?
A film ticket is € 11,50, a youth film € 7,50 for under-13s, and theatre tickets usually cost between € 20,00 and € 30,00. With a Stadspas, theatre is € 3,50 and film € 2,-.
Is there a cloakroom at Theater De Omval?
Yes, an unattended cloakroom in the corridor in front of the box office.
Can I eat at Theater De Omval?
Yes. The café is open all day for coffee, lunch and drinks, and often offers a dinner arrangement before an evening show or after a matinee film. Book at [email protected] or 020 699 53 89; dinner does not include the show ticket.
Is Theater De Omval wheelchair accessible?
Yes. The Grote Zaal has a lift, the Filmzaal and small hall are on the ground floor, and there is an accessible toilet on the ground floor. Wheelchair spaces in the first row must be booked through the box office, not online.
Can I take drinks into the hall?
In the theatre hall, no; in the film hall, yes.
What happens if I am late?
Report to staff in the foyer. Entry after the start depends on the artist or company; assume no entry once the performance has begun.
Are there discounts?
Yes: visitors aged 65 and over get a discount on films, and Stadspas holders pay € 3,50 for theatre and € 2,- for film. Groups of 10 or more can ask the box office about group rates.
Is there an interval?
Usually not. A film longer than 2 hours gets a break, and the website says when a performance has one.
Can I book a room at Theater De Omval?
Yes. The building has 11 rooms, from a 4-person meeting room to the 200-person Grote Zaal. Room hire runs through [email protected]; a hired room does not put you in the programme.
Sources: Theater De Omval: huur een zaal (October 30, 2026) · Theater De Omval: veelgestelde vragen (October 30, 2026) · Theater De Omval: bereikbaarheid en toegankelijkheid (October 30, 2026) · Theater De Omval: eten en drinken (October 30, 2026) · Theater De Omval: contact (October 30, 2026) · Theater De Omval: over de Omval (October 30, 2026)
