De Toneelschuur is a

theater Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The perform ...

in Haarlem,

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. The building has two theaters and two movie theaters. In the latter more alternative movies are shown (no Hollywood blockbusters). The name Filmschuur is often used to indicate the movie theaters. 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, 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. The manager of the Toneelschuur is Frans Lommerse. 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

External links

Toneelschuur (website)
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