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De Schuur (previously known as Toneelschuur until 1 September 2021) is a
ToneelschuurHaarlem2.JPG, Lange Begijnestraat, Haarlem
ToneelschuurHaarlem1.JPG, Lange Begijnestraat, Haarlem
Toneelschuur-Haarlem-Smedestraat.jpg, Entrance of the old building of the Toneelschuur in the Smedestraat; since 2003 no longer in use
Schuur (website)
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De Schuur (previously known as Toneelschuur until 1 September 2021) is a theater
Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors to present experiences of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The performers may communi ...
in Haarlem
Haarlem (; predecessor of ''Harlem'' in English language, English) is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the Provinces of the Nether ...
, Netherlands
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.
The building has two theaters and two movie theater
A movie theater (American English) or cinema (English in the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth English), also known as a movie house, cinema hall, picture house, picture theater, the movies, the pictures, or simply theater, is a business ...
s. In the latter more alternative movies are shown (no Hollywood blockbusters).
From 1998 to 2003 the current building of the theater at the Lange Begijnestraat 9 was renovated as part of the Appelaar plan. The new design of the building was made by Joost Swarte
Joost Swarte (born 24 December 1947 in Heemstede) is a Dutch cartoonist and graphic designer. He is best known for his ligne claire or ''clear line'' style of drawing, a term he coined.
Comic series and characters by Swarte include ''Katoen en ...
, a Dutch cartoonist
A cartoonist is a visual artist who specializes in both drawing and writing cartoons (individual images) or comics (sequential images). Cartoonists differ from comics writers or comics illustrators/artists in that they produce both the litera ...
, in 1996. It was the first time in the Netherlands that a building was designed by a cartoonist. Joost Swarte was assisted by Mecanoo, an architecture bureau.
Before 2003 the theater was located at Smedestraat 23.
Frans Lommerse was the manager of the Schuur until 2018. He was succeeded by Marelie van Rongen.
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Schuur (website)
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