Playground 5: Dark Times

Downstage Left's next edition of the playground is coming up in July, 2023 at the Badhuis Theater. With each Playground we pick a theme and present 3-5 short plays based on that theme, including work from emerging playwrights, as well as established greats. For this edition of the Playground, we bring you three short plays … Continue reading Playground 5: Dark Times

It’s a Wonderful Life

In December Downstage Left staged the Christmas Classic It's a Wonderful Life, adapted for stage by Joe Landry as a live radio play. Downstage Left staged this production in collaboration with the InPlayers, Amsterdam's most-cherished English-language theatre group. In many ways It's a Wonderful Life is America's Christmas Carol, a story of redemption, hope and … Continue reading It’s a Wonderful Life

Update – Open auditions: june 6 and 8

Thanks for your interest in auditioning with Downstage Left. We have already had so much interest that we are at capacity. Unfortunately we have to, well, close our open auditions for now. Still keen to audition? Don’t worry. This won’t be your only chance. You can sign up to receive our newsletter, where we will … Continue reading Update – Open auditions: june 6 and 8

The Government inspector – May 15 at 3pm

The Government Inspector is a comedy of errors, satirizing human greed, stupidity, and the extensive political corruption of the Russian Colonial Empire, of which Ukraine was a part in 1830 . The corrupt officials of a small town, headed by the Mayor, react with panic to the news that an undercover inspector will soon be arriving in their town to investigate them.

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English-Language Theatre in the Netherlands

Need more English-language theatre? Amsterdam's English-language theatre scene is bustling! And there's more in The Hague, Rotterdam, Utrecht and Leiden. We are temporarily unable to maintain this listing. For now, please check the websites of these friendly companies for more info about their upcoming work:   Actor's Anonymous  the Badhuis international theatre company CANOPY THEATRE … Continue reading English-Language Theatre in the Netherlands