Efteling Theatre

Efteling Theatre (or "Efteling Theater" in Dutch) is a Theatre in amusement park Efteling in the Netherlands. It was designed by Ton van de Ven and opened it’s doors in 2002.

History and details

Efteling Theatre is one of the five big theatres in the Netherlands.
Being designed by van de Ven, it perfectly matches the typical Efteling style. The surroundings consist of old Dutch warehouses. Besides the theatre the building holds a large foyer and a restaurant. The total building costs added up to € 30 million.

Throughout the year you can see the Efteling Show here, which is given 4 times a day for free, starting at 2 pm and onwards at a 90 minutes interval:
* The Wondrous Efteling Show (or " De Wonderlijke Eftelingshow" in Dutch) (2002-2004)
* Pardoes (Park Mascot) and the children Winter Wonder Party (or " Pardoes en het Kinder Winter Wonderfeest" in Dutch) (Winter Efteling 2002-2003)
* Efteling Fairy Tale Show (or “Efteling Sprookjesshow" in Dutch) (2005-2006) - show commemorating the 200th anniversary of Hans Christian Andersen.
* Tika’s Birthday (or " Tika is Jarig" in Dutch) (2007-2008)

Also, every year there is a large musical production in the Efteling Theater (not combined with park opening hours). Large productions thus far:
* Sleeping Beauty (or "Doornroosje" in Dutch) (November 2003 - February 2004)
* The Little Mermaid (or "De Kleine Zeemeermin" in Dutch) (November 2004 - March 2005)
* Tita the Wizard (or "TiTa Tovenaar" in Dutch) (November 2005 - March 2006)
* Annie (November 2006 - March 2007)
* Cinderella (or "Assepoester" in Dutch) (November 2007 – March 2008)

[http://www.efteling.nl Company information] [http://www.wonderlijkewcweb.org Fansite]