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The Royal Theater Carré is a theater in the center of Amsterdam. Its original name is Circus Carré.

Location
Carré is located next to the Amstel, close to Waterlooplein. Its adress is Amstel 115.

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History
Carré is closely connected to the family Carré. This family group gave their first performances by the end of the 18th century and in 1863 they came to Holland for the first time. In 1866 Oscar Carré finally got promission to build his first stone theater, and on 3 december 1887 this building was officially opened. It was inmediatly a big succes. At first Carré was only used during the winter, the wintercircus of Oscar Carré then performed but during the rest of the year this group travelled and the theater was empty. However in 1893 the theater was rented during the summer, wich ment that there were performences during the entire year. Carré turned form a circus into a variététheater. After the dead of Oscar Carré in 1911 the theater had a bad period. No profits were made even though serveral directors tried new things. Max Gabriël rebuild the theater, but this didn't work so he left only a year later. Boekholt brought a new program and new sorts of amusements, but this didn't work either. A business company whom brought back the circus entertainment went bankrupt. Finally (in 1924) two gentlemen named Benjamin and Content were able to make a profit with Carré. After Benjamin and Content, Alex Wunnink became the director. He was succesfull and brought many new shows, and a big profit.

During the second world war Carré atracted more people, because people were searching for destraction. But because off the Razia's in 1944, people started to stay away and the doors were closed from 1944 till 1945. When they reopened their doors after the war, they got more criticism.

After the dead of Alex Wunnik his son Karel Wunnik became the new director. Under Karel Wunnik the theater had serieus problems. In 1968 Carré was bought with the intention to break it down and build a hotel on the place. That's were the municipality of Amsterdam got involved. They made a new destination plan, and two years later it got a monumental status to protect it. In 1974 Guus Osters became the new director, but he had difficulties attracting public. He had to take some serieus messieurs but eventually a couple of new (and very succesfull) shows saved him and Carré.

In 1977 Carré became the offical theaer of Amsterdam, because the municipality bought it and when it excisted for one hundred years it became the Royal Theater Carré.

Artists
Serveral famous artists that have perfomed at Carré.
 * Louis Davids
 * Henriette Köhler
 * Johan Buziau
 * Sylvain Poons
 * Lou Bandy
 * Willy Walden
 * Piet Muyselaar
 * Toon Hermans
 * Herman van Veen
 * Paul van Vliet
 * Freek de Jonge
 * Youp van 't Hek
 * Stanley Burleson
 * Pia Douwes
 * Ruth Jacott
 * Grock
 * Josephine Baker,

Groups
Serveral famous groups that have performed at Carré
 * Nap de la Mar
 * Meyer Hamel Revue
 * Snip & Snap Revue
 * Folies Bergères
 * Lido de Paris
 * The Dutch National Ballet

Shows

 * My Fair Lady
 * Cats
 * West Side Story
 * Anatavka
 * Ballert for Life

The theater nowaday
The Royal Theater Carré nowaday is still being used for show and performances. There's a big offer of shows like dance, cabaret, stand up comedian, opera, operetta, theater shows, classical concerts, pop concerts, poetry etc. Many popular artist of the moment (such as Najib Amhali, Di-rect and André van Duin) performe on a regular base at Carré. In the lobby serveral statues are placed. These statues belong to famous artists that have performed at the Carré, like Toon Hermans, Jos Brink, Youp van 't Hek, Tinneke Schouten and André van Duin.

The body off the dutch actor and singer Ramses Shaffy is laid out in the Theater.

At the top of the theater there's located a restaurant named Osacar's after the famous founder of Carré.