DeLaMar
DeLaMar is a theatre whose story runs through Amsterdam’s cultural life and its wartime past. The building that houses it dates to 1887, when it served as a school and then a warehouse. During the German occupation in World War II, the Germans stored data relating to forced labour there, and on 7 January 1944 the Dutch resistance bombed the building, leaving part of it burned. After the war, architect Piet Grossouw bought the property in 1947 and opened it as the De la Mar Theater, named for actor Nap de la Mar, the father of his wife Fien de la Mar. Wim Sonneveld took over in 1952 and reopened it as the Nieuwe de la Mar Theater, and Wim Kan’s performances helped make it a national success. The theatre closed for renovation in 2005 under the VandenEnde Foundation, which was founded by Joop and Janine van den Ende. …
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