Theater Kikker in Utrecht
Theater Kikker is Utrecht's idiosyncratic city theatre on the Ganzenmarkt, with a 173-seat Grote Zaal and a 70-seat Kleine Zaal, a 10-minute walk from Utrecht Centraal.
Photo credits
The Junction performing on stage at Theater Kikker in Utrecht during their 12 May 2019 concert.: Dirk Neven · Public domain · Not cropped; exposure lifted (gamma 0.5)
Quick answers
- Halls
- Grote Zaal 173 seats · Kleine Zaal 70
- Address
- Ganzenmarkt 143512 GD Utrecht
- Address
- Ganzenmarkt 14, 3512 GD Utrecht
- Station
- Utrecht Centraal, about 10 min walk
- Programme
- Theatre, performance, modern dance, youth theatre
- Seating
- No fixed seats; choose on arrival
- Café
- Opens 1 hour before the show
- History
- Founded 1972; at Ganzenmarkt since 1980
- Contact
- +31 30 231 9666
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How many people fit in Theater Kikker?
Theater Kikker seats 173 people in the Grote Zaal and 70 in the Kleine Zaal, 243 in total.
- Grote Zaal
- 173 seats
- Kleine Zaal
- 70 seats
- Both halls together
- 243 seats
- Wikipedia's count
- 172 + 70 seats
The figures come from the theatre's hall-rental page. Both halls have a retractable tribune that can be slid in, so the room can be rearranged for workshops, lectures or performances; the café is also available for hire.
Wikipedia's building entry gives 172 seats for the Grote Zaal, one fewer. The difference is small; this page uses the theatre's own current figure of 173. Neither hall has fixed numbered seats for a regular performance.
For comparison, Theater Het Lichtruim in Utrecht seats 130, Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch 450 and Stadion Galgenwaard 23,750. Kikker is a small-to-mid-sized city theatre: its Grote Zaal is larger than Het Lichtruim's room but less than half the capacity of Zoudenbalch.
| Hall or venue | Where | Capacity | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grote Zaal | Theater Kikker, Ganzenmarkt 14 | 173 seats | Retractable tribune; can be slid in for rentals |
| Kleine Zaal | Theater Kikker, Ganzenmarkt 14 | 70 seats | Retractable tribune; can be slid in for rentals |
| Theaterzaal | Theater Het Lichtruim, Utrecht | 130 seats | About 5.5 km from Kikker |
| Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch | Utrecht | 450 people | About 2.6 km from Kikker |
| Stadion Galgenwaard | Utrecht | 23,750 people | About 2.4 km from Kikker |
Seats and sightlines in the two halls
Seats at Theater Kikker are not numbered and cannot be selected when you book; the theatre does publish an official technical floor plan of the Kleine Zaal (PDF).
Seat selection
Not possible when booking
Best advice
Arrive 30 minutes before the start
Wheelchair places
Both halls, book by phone or email
Hearing loop
Grote Zaal only, two receivers
You cannot reserve a specific seat when you book. Come early; the theatre advises arriving 30 minutes before the start. If you need a particular place because of a disability, call or email the box office and staff will reserve one and guide you to it.
Both halls have wheelchair places. The Grote Zaal has a hearing loop with two receivers and accepts your own Sennheiser infrared receiver; the Kleine Zaal has no loop. There is a lift and an accessible toilet in the building.
For a regular performance the Grote Zaal seats 173 and the Kleine Zaal 70. Both tribunes can be slid in, so the layout for a rental or a standing event may differ from a seated show.
Tickets, prices and the box office
Book online, by phone or at the box office from an hour before the show; the box-office number is 030-2347100.
Online you can pay with iDEAL, a Theater Kikker gift card, Podiumcadeaukaart or credit card (Visa, Mastercard); credit card adds €2 per order. At the box office, pin is preferred and cash is possible at the bar as an exception. The box office opens an hour before the performance. The theatre's FAQ says the box office is staffed Tuesday to Friday, while its contact and ticket pages say Tuesday and Thursday; check the contact page for the current days before you travel.
Tickets can be cancelled until 15:00 one working day before the performance. You receive a credit note valid for one year and pay €2 per ticket. Cancellations go to [email protected] or 030-2347100.
Ticket prices in the current programme range from €9.00 to €23.00; the exact price is on the event page. Discounts and passes are listed on the ticket page; the box office can confirm which one applies to your show.
- Box office
- 030-2347100, weekday afternoons 13:00–17:00
- Also open
- From 1 hour before each performance
- Cancel until
- 15:00 one working day before
- Cancellation
- €2 per ticket, credit valid 1 year
- Credit card
- €2 extra per order
- Current prices
- €9.00–€23.00
Your evening at Theater Kikker
Doors, café and box office open an hour before the show; arrive 30 minutes early and keep your drink in the foyer.
Café, bar and interval drinks
The café in the foyer opens an hour before the show and stays open afterwards; drinks are allowed in the foyer, not in the hall.
The café was completely renovated in summer 2023. It has sofas and chairs by SOFACOMPANY, a bar for lemonade, coffee, tea, beer and wine, and space to read the programme before the show or talk afterwards.
It also hosts small exhibitions and occasional pre- or post-talks with actors and makers, and sells Theater Kikker products. It is a café-bar rather than a full restaurant; for dinner, the surrounding centre has many restaurants.
The café can be hired for meetings, workshops, lunches and drinks, and the theatre works with local caterers for those events. For a normal visit, it is the place to wait before the doors open and to stay after the show.
- Opens
- 1 hour before the performance
- After the show
- Open for drinks and conversation
- Renovated
- Summer 2023, interior by SOFACOMPANY
- Drinks
- Lemonade, coffee, tea, beer and wine
Accessibility at Theater Kikker
Both halls have wheelchair places, the building has a lift and an accessible toilet, and the Grote Zaal has a hearing loop.
Book a wheelchair place by phone or email. Staff can also reserve a specific place in the hall and guide you to it before the performance. The theatre says it is accessible to wheelchair users and to people with hearing or visual impairments.
The Grote Zaal has a hearing loop with two receivers; you may bring your own Sennheiser infrared receiver. The Kleine Zaal has no loop. There are three accessible parking spaces nearby: two in front of the Stadhuis at the corner of Korte Minrebroederstraat and Oudkerkhof, one on Oudkerkhof opposite number 11, for holders of a European disabled parking card.
Contact [email protected] or 030-2347100 (weekday afternoons 13:00–17:00, and from an hour before shows). General questions: 030 231 9666, Monday to Friday 10:00–17:00.
- Wheelchair places
- Both halls; book by phone or email
- Lift and toilet
- Yes, accessible toilet present
- Hearing loop
- Grote Zaal, 2 receivers; none in Kleine Zaal
- Accessible parking
- 3 spaces near the Stadhuis and Oudkerkhof
Getting to Theater Kikker
Theater Kikker is at Ganzenmarkt 14, about 10 minutes on foot from Utrecht Centraal and 2 minutes from the Neude bus stop.
From Centraal, leave on the city side, walk through Hoog Catharijne, leave at Vredenburg, continue along Lange Viestraat, turn right at the Oudegracht and follow it until the theatre is on your left. The official estimate is 10 minutes; the OSM walking route measures 900 m and 12 minutes.
Many buses stop at Neude, 2 minutes away (240 m, 4 minutes by the OSM route), including lines 2, 5, 8, 18, 27, 28, 55, 73, 74, 77, 350 and night buses. Janskerkhof is 4 minutes away, Domplein 6, Vredenburg 8 and Hoog Catharijne 11.
By bike, U-Stal under the Stadhuis on Korte Minnebroederstraat is free for same-day pickup; it closes at 04:00 Thursday to Saturday and at 24:00 on other days. By car, the centre is difficult, has few spaces and is an environmental zone; some diesel cars are not allowed in.
Parking near Theater Kikker
There is no car park at Theater Kikker; the nearest garages are 8–10 minutes' walk and the centre is an environmental zone.
Six garages are within 900 m. Q-Park La Vie on Sint Jacobsstraat has 344 spaces and is an 8-minute walk (590 m), but its page showed no tariff when checked. It has 36 electric charging points, 2 disabled spaces and a 1.9 m height limit.
P5 Vredenburg at Rijnkade 16 is 8 minutes away. OpenStreetMap lists it separately from Hoog Catharijne P5 on Daalsesingel, while Interparking's own P5 page uses the Hoog Catharijne name, so the two entries may describe the same complex. No separate rate was published for the Rijnkade entry.
P1 (Spoorstraat 22) and P3 (Stationsstraat 152) charge €0.95 per 11 minutes, up to €40 per 24 hours; Hoog Catharijne P5 charges €2 for the first 20 minutes, then €1 per 10 minutes, up to €45 per 24 hours. P6 on Rijnkade 3 is temporarily closed. Walking times are 9 minutes for P3 and 10 for P1 and P6.
| Garage | Address | Walk | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| P5 Vredenburg | Rijnkade 16, Utrecht | 8 min | Rate not published |
| Hoog Catharijne P5 | Daalsesingel, 3511 LC | 8 min (550 m) | €2 first 20 min; then €1 per 10 min; €45 per 24 h |
| Q-Park La Vie | Sint Jacobsstraat 1, 3511 BR | 8 min (590 m) | Rate not published |
| P3 Hoog Catharijne | Stationsstraat 152, 3511 EK | 9 min (610 m) | €0.95 per 11 min; €40 per 24 h |
| P6 Hoog Catharijne | Rijnkade 3, 3511 LC | 10 min | Temporarily closed |
| P1 Hoog Catharijne | Spoorstraat 22, 3511 EN | 10 min (740 m) | €0.95 per 11 min; €40 per 24 h |
- Q-Park La Vie
- 344 spaces, 8 min; rate not published
- P5 Vredenburg
- 8 min; rate not published
- P1 and P3
- €0.95 per 11 min; €40 per 24 h
- Hoog Catharijne P5
- €2 first 20 min; €1 per 10 min; €45 per 24 h
- P6 Rijnkade
- Temporarily closed
Address and contact
Theater Kikker, Ganzenmarkt 14, 3512 GD Utrecht.
- Address
- Ganzenmarkt 14, 3512 GD Utrecht
- General
- 030 231 9666 · Mon–Fri 10:00–17:00
- Box office
- 030-2347100 · weekday afternoons 13:00–17:00
- [email protected]
Official links
A small, idiosyncratic theatre in the old centre
Theater Kikker is an independent-minded theatre on the Ganzenmarkt, a few steps from the Oudegracht and the Neude. Its programme mixes toneel, performance, modern dance and jeugdtheater, with a clear place for young makers and companies from Utrecht. Part of the programme comes with introductions or after-talks.
The building holds two halls: the Grote Zaal with 173 seats and the Kleine Zaal with 70. Both tribunes can be slid in for rentals, and the café can be hired as well. Seats are not numbered for a normal performance, so you choose a place when you go in; staff can reserve one if you need a particular spot.
An evening at Kikker is informal. The café and box office open an hour before the show, the theatre advises arriving 30 minutes early, and latecomers cannot enter the hall after the start. Drinks stay in the foyer, sound can exceed 96 dB(A), and free earplugs are available at the bar.
The theatre was founded in 1972 as Tejater Kikker and has been at Ganzenmarkt 14 since 1980. It presents around 300 performances a season and has run Podium Hoge Woerd in De Meern since 2015.
From Tejater Kikker to Theater Kikker
Theatre Kikker began in 1972 as Tejater Kikker and has been on the Ganzenmarkt since 1980.
The company was founded in 1972 by members of the Utrechtsch Studenten Corps under the name Tejater Kikker. It was first housed in the student society Placet hic Requiescere Musis on the Janskerkhof. Under its present name, Theater Kikker, it moved to Ganzenmarkt 14 in 1980.
The theatre presents around 300 performances in its own programme each season, about 120 titles, plus around 100 activities by festivals and external hirers. It works with many volunteers and opens the season with Kikker Kiest, a festival that brings back highlights from the previous year.
Since 30 August 2015 Theater Kikker has also run Podium Hoge Woerd, the podium in Castellum Hoge Woerd in De Meern, on the invitation of the municipality of Utrecht.
- Founded
- 1972, as Tejater Kikker
- At Ganzenmarkt
- Since 1980
- Season
- About 300 performances, 120 titles
- Podium Hoge Woerd
- Run by Kikker since 30 August 2015
Photos
Photo credits
The Junction performing on stage at Theater Kikker in Utrecht during their 12 May 2019 concert.: Dirk Neven · Public domain · Not cropped; exposure lifted (gamma 0.5)
The foyer of Theater Kikker in Utrecht, photographed for the theatre's café page after the 2023 renovation.: Theater Kikker · Not cropped
The exterior of Theater Kikker at Ganzenmarkt 14 in Utrecht, photographed from the street.: Hay Kranen · CC BY 4.0 · Cropped from portrait to 3:2
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Frequently asked questions about Theater Kikker
What time do shows start and end at Theater Kikker?
Most evening shows start at 20:00 or 20:30; some start earlier in the evening and matinees in the afternoon. The current programme lists God kom(t) terug on 14 January 2027 as 20:00–22:30, so allow about two and a half hours. Most event pages do not publish an end time.
How many people does Theater Kikker hold?
The Grote Zaal seats 173 people and the Kleine Zaal 70, 243 in total. Wikipedia gives 172 for the Grote Zaal, one fewer; the theatre's own hall-rental page is the current figure used here.
Can I choose a seat when I book?
No. Seats are not numbered and you cannot pick a specific place when booking. Come early, about 30 minutes before the start, and choose a place when you enter. If you need a particular spot because of a disability, call or email the box office and staff will reserve one.
How do I get to Theater Kikker from Utrecht Centraal?
Leave Centraal on the city side, walk through Hoog Catharijne, leave at Vredenburg, follow Lange Viestraat, turn right at the Oudegracht and continue until the theatre is on your left. The official estimate is about 10 minutes; the OSM route measures 900 m and 12 minutes. Bus lines 2, 5, 8, 18, 27, 28, 55, 73, 74, 77 and 350 stop at Neude, 2 minutes away.
Where can I park near Theater Kikker?
There is no car park at the theatre. P1 (Spoorstraat 22) and P3 (Stationsstraat 152) charge €0.95 per 11 minutes, up to €40 per 24 hours, and are 10 and 9 minutes' walk away. Hoog Catharijne P5 (Daalsesingel) charges €2 for the first 20 minutes, then €1 per 10 minutes, up to €45 per 24 hours, and is 8 minutes away. P5 Vredenburg (Rijnkade 16) is also 8 minutes away, but no separate rate was published. Q-Park La Vie is 8 minutes away; its rate was not published. P6 is temporarily closed.
Is Theater Kikker wheelchair accessible?
Yes. Both halls have wheelchair places, bookable by phone or email, and the building has a lift and an accessible toilet. Staff can reserve a place and guide you to it. The Grote Zaal has a hearing loop with two receivers; the Kleine Zaal has none. Three accessible parking spaces are nearby for European disabled parking card holders.
Can I eat or drink at Theater Kikker?
The café in the foyer opens an hour before the show and stays open afterwards. It serves lemonade, coffee, tea, beer and wine and has sofas and chairs by SOFACOMPANY after the 2023 renovation. You may drink in the foyer, but drinks cannot go into the hall. It is a café-bar, not a full restaurant.
What happens if I arrive late?
You cannot enter the hall after the performance has started. The theatre advises arriving 30 minutes before the start, so allow for the walk from Centraal or the car park. The box office and café open an hour before the show.
Can I cancel or change my tickets?
You can cancel until 15:00 one working day before the performance. You receive a credit note valid for one year and pay €2 per ticket. Email [email protected] or call 030-2347100. The credit note can be used for another performance.
How can I pay for tickets?
Online you can use iDEAL, a Theater Kikker gift card, Podiumcadeaukaart or credit card (Visa, Mastercard). Credit card adds €2 per order. At the box office, pin is preferred; if you can only pay cash, the theatre can make an exception at the bar. The box office opens an hour before the show.
Is the sound loud at Theater Kikker?
The theatre follows the 2011 sound-level covenant for music venues. Sound levels can exceed 96 dB(A) during performances. Free earplugs are available at the bar, and the theatre tries to warn visitors in advance when a show is loud.
Can I bring a young child to a youth performance?
The theatre keeps to the age stated on the event page. A baby or younger child can sit with you in the foyer during the performance, but cannot enter the hall. Every visitor needs a ticket to see a performance.
Can I hire a hall at Theater Kikker?
Yes. The Grote Zaal, Kleine Zaal and café can be hired when there is no performance, for workshops, lectures, rehearsals, presentations or drinks. The theatre does not rent its rooms for private events such as weddings or parties. Contact [email protected] or 030-7210751.
Sources: Theater Kikker: about us (October 30, 2026) · Wikipedia: Theater Kikker (October 30, 2026) · Theater Kikker: hall rental (October 30, 2026) · Theater Kikker: Kleine Zaal floor plan (PDF) (October 30, 2026) · Theater Kikker: ticket information (October 30, 2026) · Theater Kikker: frequently asked questions (October 30, 2026) · Theater Kikker: café (October 30, 2026) · Theater Kikker: accessibility (October 30, 2026) · Theater Kikker: getting there (October 30, 2026) · Interparking: Hoog Catharijne P5 (October 30, 2026) · Theater Kikker: contact (October 30, 2026)
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