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Location: Gendringen, Gelderland, Netherlands

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🌸 Rianne & Joep 🐶

August 30, 2025

In the 1950s, the then-Orange Committee of Gendringen proposed creating a venue in the Engbergen woods for a singing performance or a play, for example.

Because this part of Engbergen was already shaped like a hollow, it was very practical for providing spectators with seating during performances. This formed the basis for the "Eendracht" singing association. About thirty singers successfully conducted initial trials. They sang there for several afternoons, much to the delight of many.
The Orange Committee then decided to build seating and a stage in the hollow.
Construction began in 1957. Numerous volunteers from the municipality worked on the open-air theatre, working evenings and Saturdays to dig, pour concrete, and lay bricks for the 18 seating rings surrounding the theatre.

Halfway through construction, assistance also arrived from the then-trade school in Ulft. As part of their internship, the students were now able to work on the open-air theatre during the day as well. On July 27, 1958, the theater was completed. After the opening, volunteers and students continued working on the tower. The municipal coat of arms, embedded in the tower's facade, is a student project from the graduating class.

The building in the open-air theater housing the dressing rooms and foyer was built later.

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Aloys Snijder

September 9, 2023

It is a small open air theatre, but in a very nice location.

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