Theater 't Speelhuis was a theatre in
Helmond, the
Netherlands
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The theatre was designed by
Piet Blom,
who also designed the
cube houses
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in Helmond and in
Rotterdam
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. It was opened in October 1977
by then
Crown Princess Beatrix.
The theatre was completely destroyed by fire on 29 December 2011.
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The building was a municipal monument, not a
Rijksmonument, as was wrongly reported by several media.
Gallery
File:Het Speelhuis theatre.jpg, Piet Blom's first floor design, 1974
File:Zicht op kubuswoningen rondom het theater, ontworpen door Piet Blom - Helmond - 20536878 - RCE.jpg, Entrance square with cube houses
File:Cultureel Centrum 't Speelhuis met kubuswoningen te Helmond van architect Piet, Bestanddeelnr 929-4128.jpg, Backside of the theater
File:Brand in Theater 't Speelhuis.jpg, 't Speelhuis on fire
File:Speelhuis 1-1-2012.jpg, The remains of Theater 't Speelhuis, two days after the fire
File:Speelhuis-helmond-1348076580.jpg, Demolishment in September of 2012
Helmond, kubuswoningen foto4 2016-10-16 13.47.jpg, The tower of the new venue in the background
De theaterzaal.jpg, The church of Our Lady became a theater
Het Speelhuis.jpg, The new venue 'Het Speelhuis' in 2019
References
External links
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Virtual tour of the theatre as it was
Speelhuis
Buildings and structures in North Brabant
Helmond
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