Subsidised theatre companies

Which companies receive subsidy, who pays and how much? This outline gives an idea of the subsidiairy amounts provided by the national government for the production side of the theatre sector.

The basic infrastructure

In the basic infrastructure (basisinfrastructuur, BIS) nine theatre companies (four big, four medium and one Frisian) and nine companies for children's and youth theatre are funded in the period 2021-2024.

Theatre companies 2021-2024
Het Zuidelijk Toneel € 1,692,500
Theatre Rotterdam € 1,692,000
Het Nationale Theater (The Hague) € 2,824,500
Nationaal Interdisciplinair Theater Ensemble (NITE) € 2,824,500
Theatre Oostpool € 2,824,500
Internationaal Theatre Amsterdam € 3,107,000
Toneelgroep Maastricht € 1,692,500
Tryater (Friesland) € 1,692,500
TheatreUtrecht € 1,692,500
Youth theatre companies 2021-2024
Het Filiaal € 800,000
Het Houten Huis € 815,000
Het Laagland € 800,000
Maas theater en dans € 1,252,656
Theater Artemis € 793,344
Theater Sonnevanck € 830,000
Bonte Hond € 700,000
De Toneelmakerij € 830,000
Het Nationale Theater i.o. (NT Jong) € 830,000

Structural grant from the Performing Arts Fund (FPK)

The Performing Arts Fund (FPK) promotes the diversity of medium and smaller sized theatre and focuses on flow, dynamism and innovation. 60 theatre companies and 23 music theatre companies have a multi-annual project subsidy from 2021 to 2024. On the FPK website you will find a list of companies and the amounts granted.

Structural subsidies from local authorities

Provinces and city councils give structural subsidy as well. A few well known companies receive structural subsidy from a (big) city council. In Amsterdam the Amsterdamse Kunstraad advised on the Kunstenplan. In Rotterdam the Rotterdamse Raad voor Kunst en Cultuur advised on subsidies in their Cultuurplan. In Utrecht it was the Advies Commissie Cultuurnota.