Theater 't Speelhuis was a theatre in Helmond, the Netherlands.
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The theatre was designed by Piet Blom,[1][2] who also designed the cube houses in Helmond and in Rotterdam. It was opened in October 1977[3] by then Crown Princess Beatrix.[1]
The theatre was completely destroyed by fire on 29 December 2011.[1][4] The building was a municipal monument, not a Rijksmonument, as was wrongly reported by several media.[5]
Gallery
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Piet Blom's first floor design, 1974
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Entrance square with cube houses
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Backside of the theater
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't Speelhuis on fire
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The remains of Theater 't Speelhuis, two days after the fire
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Demolishment in September of 2012
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The tower of the new venue in the background
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The church of Our Lady became a theater
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The new venue 'Het Speelhuis' in 2019
References
edit- ^ a b c "Speelhuis volledig door brand verwoest". Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch). December 29, 2011. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
- ^ "Afscheid van 't Speelhuis in Helmond". Nieuwsuur (in Dutch). December 30, 2011. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
- ^ "Gedrapeerde kubus". De Waarheid (in Dutch). August 19, 1977. p. 3. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
- ^ "Devastating fire at Theater 't Speelhuis". Official website of Theater 't Speelhuis. Retrieved January 2, 2012. (WebCite archive)
- ^ "Theater Het Speelhuis verwoest door brand". Architectuur.org (in Dutch). December 29, 2011. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
External links
edit- (in Dutch) Official website
- (in Dutch) Virtual tour of the theatre as it was
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