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  1. Event Sweet Home Amsterdama turns the local housing crisis into comedy

    Sketches, quick scenes and audience suggestions tackle city rent struggles in English on the main stage.

    17 September 2026

  2. Event Housing crisis sketches in Sweet Home Amsterdama

    An English-language sketch ensemble takes prompts from the crowd to send up city rents and cramped flats.

    17 September 2026

  3. Event Stand-up comedy and cabaret at Meneer de Wit moet lachen

    Four comedians take the basement stage for an intimate monthly night split between fresh talents and established names.

    17 September 2026

  4. Event Stand-up and cabaret at Meneer de Wit moet lachen

    Four Dutch comedians, including Raoul Heertje and Martijn Crins, test material in a small basement room.

    17 September 2026

  5. Event Stand-up comedy at Meneer de Wit moet lachen

    Established names and newer acts take the basement mic in Amsterdam-West for two hours of cabaret.

    16 September 2026

  6. Event Close-up sleight of hand at Amsterdam Bar Magic Show

    Guest performers work through card tricks and mind reading right across the counter of a classic brown bar.

    13 September 2026

  7. Event Close-up sleight of hand at Cafe De Buurvrouw

    Sleight of hand, mentalism, and coin tricks performed right at the pub tables for small groups.

    13 September 2026

  8. Event Boom Chicago tackles the city housing crunch in Sweet Home Amsterdama

    English-language sketches and improvised scenes built on audience prompts take on the absurdities of finding an Amsterdam flat.

    13 September 2026

  9. Event Tackle the local housing squeeze at Sweet Home Amsterdama

    Audience suggestions fuel this English-language night of quick sketches and improv focused on finding a flat in town.

    13 September 2026

  10. Event Close-up magic over pints at De Buurvrouw

    Sleight-of-hand artists work without a stage right beside your table, followed by casual drinks at the bar.

    11 September 2026

  11. Event Close-up sleight of hand at Amsterdam Bar Magic Show

    Guest illusionists move among small tables in a classic brown cafe before chatting with patrons over drinks.

    11 September 2026

  12. Event Close-up illusions at Amsterdam Bar Magic Show

    Sleight of hand and mentalism presented directly to a small crowd seated in an intimate brown cafe.

    11 September 2026

  13. Event Close-up sleight of hand at the Amsterdam Bar Magic Show

    Magicians work right at your table with coins, cards and mentalism inside a cosy neighbourhood brown cafe.

    11 September 2026

  14. Event Trial Dutch classes at Koentact Language School open day

    Prospective students get an informal language level test alongside an evening trial lesson introducing immersive teaching methods.

    13 September 2026

  15. Event Trial Dutch classes at Koentact Language School

    Prospective students get their Dutch level assessed and try out an interactive ninety-minute practice lesson.

    13 September 2026

  16. Event Kaboom presents 1995 anime classic Memories

    Otomo's Japanese animated anthology screens from 1995 with English subtitles, introduced beforehand by programmer Maarten van Gageldonk.

    11 September 2026

  17. Event Watch the 1995 anime anthology Memories on the big screen

    Three sci-fi stories unspool in original Japanese audio with English subtitles, introduced by animation specialist Maarten van Gageldonk.

    11 September 2026

  18. Event Improv and sketches about the local housing crisis

    Audience prompts guide an ensemble cast through the absurdities of finding somewhere decent to live in the city.

    13 September 2026

  19. Event Free trial Dutch class at Koentact Language School

    Prospective students can take a ninety-minute trial lesson, meet instructors, and get their spoken Dutch level assessed.

    12 September 2026

  20. Event Board games and Dutch practice at Koentact Language School

    Volunteers host tabletop games designed to help learners speak casual Dutch in a small social circle.

    13 September 2026

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