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Review: THE LITTLE BIG THINGS at Royal Theatre Carré Amsterdam

Review: THE LITTLE BIG THINGS at Royal Theatre Carré Amsterdam

by André Böke · July 26, 2026

“It’s the little big things you leave behind.” Few new musicals have captured audiences quite like „The Little Big Things“, and Amsterdam's new non-replica production proves exactly why. Presented as part of the Carré Theatre's tenth-anniversary „Broadway in Carré“ series, Ola Mafaal…

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Holland Festival: Rusalka

Holland Festival: Rusalka

Jun 6 – Jun 28, 2020

A water nymph falls in love with a prince and wants to become human. Shes even willing to give up her voice, hoping to get...

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Jun 11 – Jun 24, 2020

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Gurre-Lieder

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Apr 18 – May 5, 2018

Rarely has a theatrical world premiere been so warmly received as Dutch National Opera’s production of Arnold Schönberg’s late-Romantic Gurre-Lieder in 2014. The production fulfilled...

Das Floß der Medusa

Das Floß der Medusa

Mar 13 – Mar 26, 2018

Das Floß der Medusa is a timeless requiem for the forgotten victims of the indifference of the privileged classes. Romeo Castellucci, one of the most...

La morte d’Orfeo

La morte d’Orfeo

Mar 23 – Mar 26, 2018

In this opera, the story of Orpheus is continued where Monteverdi left off. The tragi-comic pastorale La morte d’Orfeo by Stefano Landi (1590-1639) is a...

Clemency

Clemency

Mar 22 – Mar 25, 2018

Clemency, by the Scottish composer James MacMillan is a small-scale opera with five singers (four men and one woman) and a chamber ensemble made up...

Trouble in Tahiti

Trouble in Tahiti

Mar 22 – Mar 25, 2018

In Bernstein’s short opera Trouble in Tahiti, popular songs, familiar advert tunes and a good dose of humour form the basis for an uncompromising criticism...

Don Quichotte

Don Quichotte

Feb 13 – Mar 4, 2018

There’s no better ballet for chasing away the winter blues than Don Quichotte. Dutch National Ballet is dancing this work filled with virtuosity, high spirits...

The Rake’s Progress

The Rake’s Progress

Feb 1 – Feb 21, 2018

The Rake’s Progress continues to appeal because of the music, which is a highlight of Stravinsky’s neoclassical period, and the libretto by W. H. Auden...

Tristan und Isolde

Tristan und Isolde

Jan 18 – Feb 14, 2018

The new production of Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde, directed by Pierre Audi, has already received high acclaim in Paris and Rome. In his staging of...

The Sleeping Beauty

The Sleeping Beauty

Dec 9 – Jan 3, 2018

No fewer than eighteen times over the festive Christmas period, Dutch National Ballet will awaken The Sleeping Beauty with a kiss. More than 125 years...

La bohème

La bohème

Dec 1 – Dec 29, 2017

It is no coincidence that La bohème is one of the audience favourites. The moving love story can be told like a film, and Puccini’s...

Schubert

Schubert

Nov 10 – Nov 12, 2017

As the title suggests, the music of the virtuoso Franz Schubert sets the tone in this first NDT 2 programme....

Mata Hari

Mata Hari

Oct 14 – Nov 2, 2017

The turbulent life of the Dutch spy and dancer Mata Hari is the theme of this large-scale production. Choreographed by artistic director Ted Brandsen, it...

La Forza del Destino

La Forza del Destino

Sep 9 – Oct 1, 2017

Fate strikes mercilessly hard in La forza del destino. A family conflict with a fatal ending arises against the backdrop of war....

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Ode to the Master

Sep 15 – Sep 30, 2017

Hans van Manen may be 85 this summer, but his international fame is still rising. In recent years, both the Mariinsky Ballet and the Bolshoi...

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The central character in Salome is the spoilt princess of Judea, who demands the head of John the Baptist if she cannot gain his love....

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