Koninklijk Theater Carré

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Lonely Planet review

This esteemed theatre was built in 1887 by the Carré family, who had started their career years earlier with a horse-act at the annual fair. The first structure was of wood, an eventually rebuilt in concrete because of the fire hazard, as early performances were lit by gas lamps for 2000 spectators.

The classical façade is richly decorated with faces of jesters, dancers and theatre folk. Today the Carré books high-calibre musicals, theatre and dance events, and its Christmas circus is regarded as a seasonal highlight.