Agenda

CrossOver: Cyrano de Bergerac (FREE)

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Paris adores Cyrano — but the one person he longs to win, Roxane, has fallen for his handsome, tongue-tied friend Christian. So Cyrano lends Christian his words. Edmond Rostand’s 1897 classic of love, wit and swordplay, from the team behind the sold-out Guards! Guards! (2025). Free, outdoors, in English.

CrossOver: Shakespeare Workshop with William Sutton

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Learn to perform Shakespeare like the pros with William Sutton. A 90-minute workshop open to any level, and ideal for dipping a toe in.

CrossOver: One-Act Plays

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An evening of new short plays. In Nóri Mátrai’s Heart, a retired surgeon and his unlikely assistant wait in an abandoned operating theatre for a patient who’s running late. In Laura Durnford’s The Crush, two shy colleagues flirt through a crowded commute. And in Niharika Iyengar’s Chronos, a fortune teller with a secret gets a visit she’s been dreading. Q&A with the writers after.

CrossOver: Hi, Handsome (Daragh Gillen)

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Amsterdam-based duo Hi, Handsome — Jesse Finn from New Zealand and Daragh Gillen from Belfast — make songs somewhere between indie-pop, folk and alt-country: close harmonies, rough edges, and lyrics about queerness, mental health, desire and shame. Live after the one-act plays.

CrossOver: Republic of Boerhaave (FREE)

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Badhuis International bring their comedic satire out onto Boerhaaveplein, free and in the open air. Part of CrossOver Festival.

CrossOver: Contractions

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Emma likes her job. Her manager is very supportive — which is why they need to have a little chat about the company’s policy on relationships at work. Mike Bartlett’s darkly funny two-hander, performed by Tiramisu, in from the Ernst Busch Academy in Berlin. Followed by a Q&A.

CrossOver: Room Number Three

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The board of directors are meeting again. In their endless pursuit of the perfectly optimised meeting, looping discussions about previous meetings lead them further and further from the agenda — until corporate absurdity tips into total chaos. Noordhaus present Room Number Three by M. Anton and O. Moyne. Followed by a Q&A.

HERFST Vakantie STORM (8+) familievoorstelling Gratis. Dinsdag 13 oktober 14.30u

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STORM (8+) van IJsbeer INC. Greg heeft één grote droom, profvoetballer worden en succesvol zijn. Samen met zijn vriend Draak beleeft hij een avontuurlijke tocht vol voetbal, dans en verrassingen. Een energieke voorstelling over voetbal, dromen, ambitie, succes en identiteit. ENGLISH: Greg has one big dream: to become a professional footballer and make it big. […]

Funny Amsterdam Festival

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Five nights. The best of Amsterdam’s comedy scene, and beyond.

Stand-up, improv, and top international visiting acts across the whole festival.

14 to 18 October at Mike’s Badhuistheater.

Maestro!

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Twelve improvisers enter. One Maestro leaves.

The audience scores every scene, knocking players out round by round until a single champion remains.

Last one standing takes the crown, and a Canadian five-dollar bill.