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Theater 't Speelhuis was a theatre in
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, the
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. The theatre was designed by
Piet Blom Piet Blom (; February 8, 1934 in Amsterdam – June 8, 1999 in Denmark) was a Dutch architect best known for his designs of the Bastille (1964–1969), a restaurant and student facility at the University of Twente, Enschede, the housing project ...
, who also designed the cube houses in Helmond and in
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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 A (, ) is a national heritage site of the Netherlands, listed by the agency Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed (RCE) acting for the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science. At the end of February 2015, the Netherlands had 61,822 l ...
, 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


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External links

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Virtual tour of the theatre as it was
Speelhuis Buildings and structures in North Brabant Helmond {{Netherlands-hist-stub