The Badhuistheater (Dutch: Bath house theatre) is a theater venue located in a former bath house on the east-side of Amsterdam.[1][2]
The theater is both a cultural meeting point for locals and a stage for international theatre productions. The theater is run by British actor and writer Michael Manicardi who acquired the neglected bath house around 1985 and transformed it into a theater. As a theater it seats between 50 and 120 people, depending on the chosen configuration.
Designed by renowned architect Arend Jan Westerman,[3] the building has a distinct circular shape around a central chimney. It was the first free standing communal bath house, built in 1913 for this purpose. Its architecture is in the distinct “Amsterdamse school” style. The building is a Dutch National monument.)[4]
The Badhuistheater provides a stage for many amateur and professional groups, mainly based in the Netherlands but occasionally international groups too. Musicals, spoken word, improv, Shakespeare and modern theater all feature regularly[11]
