KALEIDO Presents: KIKI Collective
Saturday, 10-10-2026, 20:00, Ruigoord Church, AmsterdamA queer theatre show that mutates into an all-night club experience with three stages, 25+ performers, and DJs until dawn at the iconic Ruigoord Church.
Theater Events in Amsterdam
Map viewToday, 10 October
Cabaret
Saturday, 10-10-2026, 20:00, DeLaMar Theater, AmsterdamChantal Janzen returns to the theater after ten years as Sally Bowles in a daring new version of Cabaret! In 1930s Berlin, a mysterious master of ceremonies welcomes you to the dark but decadent Kit Kat Club, where Sally is the star.
Tomorrow, 11 October
Valerie Exposes Herself
Sunday, 11-10-2026, 15:00, Theater De Richel, AmsterdamA drag queen reveals the person behind the glitter in a personal and revealing performance about her eventful life, told through story and song.
Valerie geeft zich bloot…
Sunday, 11-10-2026, 15:00, Theater de Richel, AmsterdamShort Description A personal, musical drag performance about a life that seems perfect, yet where the question keeps gnawing away: is this all there is?
Wednesday, 14 October
Piaf
Wednesday, 14-10-2026, 20:30, DeLaMar, AmsterdamThe impressive musical about the life and death of the legendary Edith Piaf. Follow her story as she reflects on her life with four characters who left an indelible mark on her existence.
Friday, 16 October
Erotic Poetry Night - Berlin Special
Friday, 16-10-2026, 19:30, Tolhuistuin - Club, AmsterdamAn evening designed to awaken the senses through poetry, storytelling, music, and performance art, all centered around the erotic, featuring artists from Berlin and the Netherlands.
Wednesday, 21 October
Striptopia
Wednesday, 21-10-2026, 19:00, Melkweg, AmsterdamA reinvented strip club full of art. Striptopia is 90 minutes of pure energy, breaking stigmas and celebrating the art of pole dance, drag, stripping, and performance.
Thursday, 22 October
ADE X Plein Theater: Sex & Death
Thursday, 22-10-2026, 17:00, Plein Theater, AmsterdamAn immersive diptych exploring pleasure and loss through two one-on-one experiences: a performance on desire and a VR simulation about your own death and afterlife.
Saturday, 24 October
Red Light Drag Cabaret
Saturday, 24-10-2026, 14:30, Casa Rosso, AmsterdamExperience the Red Light Drag Cabaret at the historic Casa Rosso. This bold daytime show features Drag Race queens and high-energy performances.
Slay The Night Away! with Pixxie Colada
Saturday, 24-10-2026, 22:00, Lellebel, AmsterdamJoin us for a free drag show with the fabulous and fierce Pixxie Colada, serving up looks, laughs, and legendary performances at Lellebel.
Monday, 26 October
Paulien Cornelisse - Where Was I
Monday, 26-10-2026, 20:00, DeLaMar Theater, AmsterdamA comedy show by writer and comedian Paulien Cornelisse about the unmakeability of life and the makeability of your own perspective on it.
Double Dutch 2 - Derek Mitchell
Monday, 26-10-2026, 20:30, DeLaMar Theater, AmsterdamComedian Derek Mitchell, with a massive online following, presents a personal and funny show about life between cultures, marriage, and finding meaning in modern chaos.
Tuesday, 27 October
Pretty Girls
Tuesday, 27-10-2026, 20:30, Theater Bellevue, AmsterdamA compelling thriller about love, loss, and a hidden history.
Wednesday, 28 October
Simon Van Schuylenbergh / KWP: Dark Habits
Wednesday, 28-10-2026, 20:00, de Brakke Grond, AmsterdamDark Habits questions our longing for community in times of spiritual crisis and hyper-individualism, balancing between intense mystical rituals and clumsy YouTube vanishing acts.
KENKI KRIN KRIN
Wednesday, 28-10-2026, 20:30, Podium Mozaïek, AmsterdamKENKI KRIN KRIN is an interdisciplinary performance by creator and performer Cherella Gessel (she/he/they), in which different identities are peeled away and rebuilt layer by layer.
Thursday, 29 October
An evening with Fran Lebowitz
Thursday, 29-10-2026, 20:15, Meervaart, AmsterdamAn unfiltered conversation with the iconic American writer, humorist, and social critic Fran Lebowitz, interviewed by Twan Huys.
Pepijn Schoneveld: Welcome for Listening
Thursday, 29-10-2026, 20:30, DeLaMar Theater, AmsterdamIn 'Welcome for Listening', Pepijn Schoneveld effortlessly combines his love for Dutch-language songs with his comedic talent.
Friday, 30 October
Café DeLaMar with Cornald Maas
Friday, 30-10-2026, 15:00, DeLaMar Theater, AmsterdamA new monthly cultural talk show with leading guests, hosted by Cornald Maas from the cozy Café DeLaMar.
Saturday, 31 October
Fatale Cabaret: Halloween Edition
Saturday, 31-10-2026, 20:00, Club Raum, AmsterdamFATALE CABARET IS BACK for Halloween! Expect glitz, glamour, comedy and an abundance of talent, with a spooky and gory twist.
Wednesday, 4 November
Tulip Town
Wednesday, 04-11-2026, 20:30, DeLaMar, AmsterdamStarring Steef de Jong, Ilse Warringa, and others, this show is an irresistible mix of operetta, punk, humor, and cardboard magic.
Thursday, 5 November
FUTURE VOICES: Fluid Figures & Isle of Eros
Thursday, 05-11-2026, 20:00, Frascati, AmsterdamNicole Beutler Projects presents the makers of the future in a double bill about identity in motion, featuring a dance duet and a post-porn pop concert.
Friday, 6 November
The Hours
Friday, 06-11-2026, 19:30, Internationaal Theater Amsterdam, AmsterdamThree women. Three time periods. The same struggle. A stage adaptation of Michael Cunningham's classic novel The Hours, connecting the lives of three women searching for freedom.
Johan Goossens - The Full Life
Friday, 06-11-2026, 20:30, Meervaart, AmsterdamBeautiful songs, embarrassing jokes, and stories from a full life.
Emily Salvia - Before I'm 30
Friday, 06-11-2026, 21:00, Theater De Richel, AmsterdamA moving and hilarious drag cabaret show by Emily Salvia about the absurd search for adulthood, identity, and self-acceptance before turning thirty.
Saturday, 7 November
Museum Night: The Archive Is Alive
Saturday, 07-11-2026, 19:00, Internationaal Theater Amsterdam, AmsterdamWith performance, music, visual arts, and storytelling, we explore the archives our bodies carry, and what in turn preserves us.
Thursday, 12 November
OUT LOUD, TOGETHER
Thursday, 12-11-2026, 21:00, Frascati, AmsterdamWhat if consent isn't the end of desire, but the beginning of the game? Step into a playful, sex-positive FLINTA* world full of pleasure and connection.
Tuesday, 17 November
Evita
Tuesday, 17-11-2026, 20:00, Koninklijk Theater Carré, AmsterdamCelebrate the 50th anniversary of the world-famous musical Evita! Experience this masterpiece as a musical concert, sung in English by top soloists and accompanied by a large orchestra and choir.
Thursday, 19 November
Sips & Sorcery
Thursday, 19-11-2026, 20:00, Lellebel, AmsterdamAn extraordinary evening of world-class magic, mind-bending illusion, and hilarity featuring an international lineup of renowned performers.
Brave Space: a new evening of queer storytelling
Thursday, 19-11-2026, 20:30, Theater Bellevue, AmsterdamBrave Space is a queer storytelling night at the Speakeasy @ Theatre Bellevue, a gathering place for voices that are raw, tender, funny, and true.
Friday, 20 November
Beyond The Ball by Aqueerius
Friday, 20-11-2026, 20:30, Theater Bellevue, AmsterdamExperience the pink revolution of the French Baroque in 'Beyond The Ball,' a new baroque-wave musical about the queer icon, opera diva, and master duelist, Julie d’Aubigny.
Saturday, 21 November
Vlamousse - The Good Example
Saturday, 21-11-2026, 20:15, Theater De Richel, AmsterdamThis original duo takes the stage as new mothers to mercilessly and hilariously tackle the realities of parenthood, challenging the picture-perfect lies we've been told.
Wednesday, 25 November
Matthew Bourne's The Car Man
Wednesday, 25-11-2026, 20:00, Royal Theatre Carré, AmsterdamMatthew Bourne's award-winning dance thriller, loosely based on Bizet's opera, reimagines the story in a greasy 1950's American garage-diner shattered by the arrival of a handsome stranger.
Friday, 27 November
P4rTy GWoRLz N3v4h Di3
Friday, 27-11-2026, 20:00, Frascati, AmsterdamAn ode to 'brave spaces', radical friendship, spectacular failure, transformation, and bodily fluids.
Saturday, 28 November
Waiting for Marsha
Saturday, 28-11-2026, 20:30, Podium Mozaïek, AmsterdamNew York, 1969. In a bar full of music, color, and tension, the frustration of the queer community culminates in the Stonewall riots, the starting point of the international fight for equal rights and visibility.
Tuesday, 1 December
Judith Engelen: I met you once, I loved you twice
Tuesday, 01-12-2026, 20:00, de Brakke Grond, AmsterdamA visual performance based on Plato's myth of lost other halves, exploring the desire to love and the mistrust that can make it impossible.
Thursday, 3 December
Sara Kroos - Low-Stimulus Funfair
Thursday, 03-12-2026, 20:00, Royal Theatre Carré, AmsterdamAfter a four-year break, award-winning comedian Sara Kroos returns with her successful show 'Low-Stimulus Funfair', an evening of cheerful stories, sharp humor, and sweet songs.
Saturday, 5 December
Hello I Love Dolly
Saturday, 05-12-2026, 20:00, Paradiso, Amsterdam'Hello I Love Dolly' is an immersive theatrical show centering on the life, music, and impressive career of Dolly Parton.
Monday, 14 December
An evening with April
Monday, 14-12-2026, 20:30, Café DeLaMar, AmsterdamDrag queen royalty Miss April Summer returns with her spectacular game show! Get ready for an evening of unforgettable entertainment, sing-alongs, and great prizes.
Sunday, 20 December
A Comical Christmas Revue: Divas in the Stable
Sunday, 20-12-2026, 15:30, Theater Bellevue, AmsterdamStep into the absurd Christmas world of the duo Diva's op Stal in this sparkling revue full of hilarious sketches and beautiful Christmas songs.
Tuesday, 22 December
Sven Ratzke: Kopfkino
Tuesday, 22-12-2026, 20:30, DeLaMar Theater, AmsterdamJoin entertainer Sven Ratzke on a musical and theatrical journey through 130 years of cinema, with surprising new arrangements of famous film songs.
Sunday, 27 December
Skins (Schillen)
Sunday, 27-12-2026, 20:00, Theater Bellevue, AmsterdamA theatrical monologue by non-binary artist Thorn de Vries, exploring identity, narratives, and transformation through fragmented scenes from their life.
Testomonials
Sunday, 27-12-2026, 20:00, Theater Bellevue, AmsterdamHow can you know what it's like to be human if you're only concerned with how a human is supposed to be?
New Year's with Rikkert
Sunday, 27-12-2026, 20:30, Theater Bellevue, AmsterdamA personal and sharp reflection on 2026 by award-winning theater maker Rikkert van Huisstede. A versatile, funny, and musical comedy show about finding connection in a crumbling world.
Tuesday, 29 December
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Drag Me [2] RoXY
Tuesday, 29-12-2026, 20:00, Theater Bellevue, AmsterdamA sparkling drag monologue about Amsterdam's most famous nightclub, RoXY, an exciting and intimate ode to the 'second home' of a generation of night owls.
Thursday, 31 December
Women's Eve 2026
Thursday, 31-12-2026, 14:00, De Kleine Komedie, AmsterdamA fresh alternative to the traditional New Year's Eve conference, featuring a selection of top female artists who share their unique perspectives on the year with stand-up, comedy, cabaret, song, and music.
Friday, 8 January
Rufus Wainwright & Metropole Orkest
Friday, 08-01-2027, 20:00, Royal Theatre Carré, AmsterdamRufus Wainwright and the Metropole Orkest present a grand tribute to Kurt Weill, breathing new life into his rich oeuvre with a mix of classical music, cabaret, and jazz.
Friday, 15 January
Enfin, Barbin.
Friday, 15-01-2027, 20:30, Theater Bellevue, AmsterdamFollowing the successful theater campaign X Y WE, physical performer Marleen Hendrickx brings the 19th-century French intersex person Herculine Barbin to life.
The Actor
Friday, 15-01-2027, 20:30, Frascati, AmsterdamIn Dutch. A powerful solo in which Florian Myjer plays an actor who confronts his experiences with transgressive behavior.
Tuesday, 2 February
KATWIJK
Tuesday, 02-02-2027, 20:30, Theater Bellevue, AmsterdamFollowing the theater hit 'Who's afraid of Oscar Wilde', the creators return with a new black comedy. A laugh-out-loud recognizable performance about intergenerational miscommunication, good intentions, and (self)acceptance.