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• THEATRES

Brussels is highly known for its culture and tradition and the same can be seen from its wide range of theatres and their performances. Most of these theatres are built in classical style and have an ancient feel to them. While some of them still love to perform conventional, established masterpieces which are loved by all, there are quite a few which are experimenting with modern theatre. Be it Dance, Music, Theatre, Opera, Exhibitions or Plays, you can get to see the magnificent display of history of Brussels right in front of your eyes, through its theatres.

• Cirque Royal / Koninklijk Circus

Highlights: Royal Circus of Belgium

Opening Hours: Monday to Saturday 10.30 am to 6 pm

Address: Onderrichtsstraat, 81, 1000 Brussels, Belgium

Tel: +32 2 218 20 15

Website: Koninklijk Circus

• Kaaitheater

Highlights: theatre plays, music and dance productions

Opening Hours: Ticketshop: Tuesday to Friday 11 am to 6 pm, Office: Tuesday to Friday 9 am to 6 pm

Address: Akenkaai 2 quai des Péniches, 1000 Brussels, Belgium

Tel: +32 2 201 58 58

Fax: +32 2 201 59 65

Website: Kaaitheater

• KVS - Koninklijke Vlaamse Schouwburg

Highlights: Flemish theatrical productions and plays

Opening Hours: Ticketshop: Tuesday to Saturday 12 am to 6 pm

Address: Arduinkaai 7, 1000 Brussels, Belgium

Tel: +32 2 210 11 00, +32 2 210 11 12

Website: KVS - Koninklijke Vlaamse Schouwburg

• Theatre Royal de la Monnaie

Highlights: biggest opera company in Belgium

Opening Hours: Ticketshop: Tuesday to Saturday 11 am to 6 pm

Address: Place de la Monnaie, 1000 Brussels, Belgium

Address 1: Ateliers de la Monnaie, 23, rue Léopold, 1000 Brussels, Belgium

Tel: +32 2 229 12 00, +32 70 23 39 39

Fax: +32 2 229 13 30, +32 2 229 13 84

Website: Theatre Royal de la Monnaie

• Theatre Varia

Highlights: all types and variety of plays ranging from classical to contemporary are performed.

Opening Hours: Administration: Tuesday to Friday 10 am to 6 pm, Monday 10 am to 5 pm, Ticketshop: Tuesday to Friday 1 pm to 7 pm and Saturday 2.30 pm to 7 pm

Address: Théâtre Varia, 78 rue du Sceptre, 1050 Brussels, Belgium

Tel: +32 2 640 35 50

Fax: +32 2 640 88 35

Website: Theatre Varia

• BOZAR - Palais des Beaux-Arts

Highlights: multi faceted theatre with musical shows, cinema screenings, theatre and dance performances, annual festivals of different categories and themes, exhibitions.

Opening Hours: Ticketshop: From September to June: Monday to Saturday, 11.00 am to 7 pm, In July and August: Monday to Friday, 11.00 am to 5 pm

Address: Rue Ravensteinstraat 23, 1000 Brussels, Belgium

Tel: +32 2 507 82 00

Website: BOZAR - Palais des Beaux-Arts

• Theatre des galeries

Highlights: first place where Russian ballets were shown in Brussels. Today it has shifted from romantic dramas, operettas, and melodramas to modern and classical theatre.

Opening Hours:Ticketshop: Tuesday to Saturday 11 am to 6 pm, Administration: Monday to Friday 9 am to 5 pm

Address: Galerie du Roi 32, 1000 Brussels, Belgium

Tel: +32 2 512 04 07, +32 2 513 39 60

Website: Theatre des galeries

• Theatre Royal du Parc

Highlights: generally classical masterpieces of all times are performed. Though modern theatrical performances are also performed from time to time.

Opening Hours: Ticketshop: From September to May: 11.00 am to 6 pm, In June and August: Monday to Friday, 11.00 am to 6 pm, Closed in July

Address: Rue de la Loi, 3, 1000 Brussels, Belgium

Tel: +32 2 505 30 40, +32 2 505 30 30

Fax: +32 2 512 80 98

Website: Theatre Royal du Parc

• CINEMA

Cinema-watching is a popular entertainment activity in Brussels with major multiplex theatres like Kinoplex and UGC having their chain of theatres here. International English films are shown at their worldwide release date, including French and/or Dutch subtitles. There are small cinema houses which showcase art films that promote Belgian cinema on an international scale.

• Actor's Studio

Screens: 4

Address: Korte Beenhouwersstraat, 16, Petite Rue des Bouchers, 1000 Brussels, Belgium

Tel: +32 2 512 16 96

Fax: +32 2 217 94 59

• Cinéma Arenberg

Screens: 2

Address: Koninginnegalerij, 26 Galerie de la Reine, 1000 Brussels, Belgium

Tel: +32 2 512 80 63

Fax: +32 2 502 52 85

Website: Cinéma Arenberg

• Aventure

Screens: 3

Address: Centrumgalerij, 57 Galerie du centre, 1000 Brussels, Belgium

Tel: +32 2 219 92 02

• Musée du Cinéma

Screens: 2

Address: Ex Shell-Building / Rue Ravenstein, 60, Ravensteinstraat, 1000 Brussels, Belgium

Tel: +32 2 551 19 19

• Nova

Screens: 1

Address: Arenbergstraat, 3 Rue d'Arenberg, 1000 Brussels, Belgium

Tel: +32 2 511 27 74

Fax: +32 2 511 24 77

Website: Nova

• UGC De Brouckère

Screens: 8

Address: Place de Brouckère, Brouckèreplein, 1000 Brussels, Belgium

Tel: +32 9 001 04 40

Fax: +32 2 218 41 73

Website: UGC Belgium

• Kinepolis

Screens: 24

Address: Bruparck - Eeuwfeestlaan, 20 Boulevard du Centenaire, 1020 Brussels, Belgium

Tel: +32 900 00 555

Fax: +32 2 474 26 06

Website: Kinepolis

• Flagey

Screens: 1

Address: Heilig Kruisplein - Place Sainte-Croix, 1050 Brussels, Belgium

Tel: +32 2 641 10 20

Website: Flagey

• Styx

Screens: 2

Address: Gewijde Boomstraat, 72 Rue de l'Arbre bénit, 1050 Brussels, Belgium

Tel: +32 900 27 854, +32 2 512 21 02

• UGC Toison d'Or

Screens: 10

Address: Guldenvliesgalerij, 17 Galerie de la Toison d'Or, 1050 Brussels, Belgium

Tel: +32 2 900 10 440

Fax: +32 2 289 71 01

Website: UGC Belgium

• Vendôme

Screens: 7

Address: Onderrichtsstraat, 81, 1000 Brussels, Belgium

Tel: +32 2 502 37 00

Website: Vendôme

• Cinéma Le Stockel

Screens: 1

Address: Hinnisdaellaan, 17 Avenue de Hinnisdael, 1150 Brussels, Belgium

Tel: +32 2 779 10 79

• Movy-Club

Screens: 1

Address: Monnikenstraat, 21 Rue des moines, 1190 Brussels, Belgium

Tel: +32 2 347 12 98, +32 2 537 69 54