Frascati
- Company typePrivate
- Founded-
- HeadquartersAmsterdam, Netherlands
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2C
- OfferingServices
Frascati firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Frascati
- Legal name
- Frascati
- Website
- https://frascatitheater.nl
- Company type
- Private
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Frascati industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Performing Arts Theater Venue
- NAICS
- Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities (71131), Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (711110), Performing Arts Companies (7111)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Theater & Performing Arts Venue Operations (Playhouses, Opera Houses) (MPAGALAB)
Keywords
Where Frascati is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Amsterdam
- HQ country
- Netherlands
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices5 records
Markets served
Frascati business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2C
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others
Revenue model
- Ticket Sales: Revenue from selling tickets to performances at their venues (Frascati 1, 2, 3, 4) and touring productions
- Restaurant Operations: Frascati Restaurant and Frascati Café operating in the Nes area of Amsterdam, serving food and drinks before and after performances
- Venue Rental: Frascati offers venue rental services for events (Verhuur)
- Public Funding: Receives support from government bodies including Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, Amsterdam Fund for the Arts (AFK), and other cultural funds
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Standard adult tickets |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Youth/student discounted tickets |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Try-out performances |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels5 records
Frascati product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Frascati operates a contemporary theater venue in Amsterdam with four main stages (Frascati 1, 2, 3, 4) plus satellite venues (Theater van Deyssel, Het Verbond), and an in-house production house (Frascati Producties) that develops, presents, and tours new theatrical and dance works by emerging and established makers. The company also runs talent development programs, residencies, international co-productions, educational programming, and on-site hospitality (restaurant and café).
Product overview
Frascati is a contemporary theater venue in Amsterdam operating four stages (Frascati 1, 2, 3, and 4) and three satellite venues (Theater van Deyssel, Het Verbond, and Frascati Café/Restaurant) on the cultural Nes street. The venue is organized around a core platform-theater model consisting of: (1) the physical venue hosting its own programming and co-productions across genres (theater, dance, mime, multidisciplinary); (2) Frascati Producties, the in-house production house developing and touring new work by emerging and established makers, supported by talent development programs Beginnings and Under Construction, and a residency program; (3) Frascati International for global partnerships; (4) De (on)vertelde stad for city-based participatory work; and (5) Educatie for educational outreach. The portfolio also includes supporting hospitality offerings (Frascati Restaurant, Frascati Café), and tickets are sold through a central box office system. Productions in the current portfolio include HIT ME (Just van Bommel, Frascati Producties), Stuntwoman (Ika Schwander & Lizzy Deacon, Frascati Producties), CUTE & AWKWARD (Wojciech Grudziński, Frascati Producties), God kom(t) terug (Hajar Fargan, Frascati Producties), becoming god (Melyn Chow, Frascati Producties), DOPE (WAT WE DOEN / Lloydscompany), Zeikstuk (WILD Producties), TOT HET IS WAT HET MOET ZIJN (Female Economy), ILSNA: Here Be Dragons (Ruth Borg), All before death is life (Theater Artemis / Wiener Festwochen), Beste Mensen (Bureau Vergezicht), and Fringe festival presentations.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Beginnings: Program showcasing emerging talent with try-outs and double bills by new makers
- Under Construction
- De (on)vertelde stad
- Off Label
Products and services
- Frascati Theater Amsterdam Contemporary theater venue in Amsterdam operating four stages (Frascati 1, 2, 3, 4) presenting international and Dutch performances across genres including theater, dance, performance, and multidisciplinary work.
- Frascati Producties In-house production house of Frascati Theater, developing and presenting new work by emerging and established makers in theater, dance, and performance, with a portfolio of in-house productions and residency support.
- Het Verbond A multi-venue theater initiative co-located with Frascati 4 at Nes 71, Amsterdam, presenting work under a collaborative banner.
- Theater van Deyssel A satellite venue of Frascati located at Lodewijk van Deysselstraat 91, Amsterdam, presenting a separate programming strand.
- Frascati International International programming and partnership initiatives connecting Frascati's work to international networks, co-productions, and touring.
- Frascati Restaurant Restaurant at Nes 59 in Amsterdam's Nes cultural district, open Tue-Sat from 17:00-21:30, serving food before or after performances.
- HIT ME A Frascati Producties theater performance by Just van Bommel exploring the boundary between attraction and violence, themed around 'how we love to hurt.' Premiered March 2026 and toured to multiple Dutch partner theaters.
- Stuntwoman A Frascati Producties performance by Ika Schwander and Lizzy Deacon exploring the shadow world of the stuntwoman and the body that embodies danger but must remain invisible. Premiered November 2026.
- CUTE & AWKWARD A dance solo by Wojciech Grudziński (PL/NL) for two performers, exploring sleepwalking and queer identity through pop and Polish cultural references, co-produced with Adam Mickiewicz Institute. Premiered December 2025.
- God kom(t) terug A solo performance by Hajar Fargan / Frascati Producties, presenting a textual and auditory manifesto against the 'disenchantment' of the world, exploring magical thinking and resistance to a flat reality. Premiered October 2026.
- becoming god A performance by Melyn Chow / Frascati Producties exploring what happens when you return to a forbidden place from your own past. Nominated for VSCD Mime/Performance Prijs.
- DOPE A theater and dance performance by WAT WE DOEN and Lloydscompany examining how drugs run through society as an invisible line, featuring hip-hop dance, monologues, and intimate conversations.
- Zeikstuk A physical theater piece with people and toilets by WILD Producties, a theatrical exploration of transgender experiences in public bathroom spaces, performed by 23 trans persons aged 18-65.
- TOT HET IS WAT HET MOET ZIJN A participatory work-performance by Adelheid Roosen / Female Economy in collaboration with Police Unit Amsterdam, bringing 60 police officers and 60 citizens together for dialogue about exclusion and discrimination. Selected for NTF 2026 Official Jury Selection.
- ILSNA: Here Be Dragons A theater performance by Ruth Borg exploring love and change through music, movement, text, and theater, examining moments when familiar waters begin to shift. Premiered October 2026.
- All before death is life (8+) A family theater/magic performance by Benjamin Verdonck / Theater Artemis / Wiener Festwochen, a solo performance for ages 8+ about a magician where everything goes wrong. Nominated for VSCD Mime/Performance Prijs 2026.
- Beste Mensen A theater monologue by Bureau Vergezicht / Anoek Nuyens examining 50 years of climate speeches, tracing the history of the climate movement from optimism to despair.
- Venue Rental (Verhuur) Venue rental services offered by Frascati for events at its Amsterdam stages, available through the dedicated Verhuur program.
Quantifiable outcome
- Multiple VSCD and BNG Bank award nominations for Frascati productions
- +1 more outcomes
Companies that use Frascati
Customer profileNamed customers10 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Frascati technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
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App detail
Frascati partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- Adam Mickiewicz InstitutecoreAdam Mickiewicz Institute is a Polish cultural institution that serves as coproduction partner for CUTE & AWKWARD by Wojciech Grudziński. This supports the international collaboration between Polish and Dutch theater makers.
- Ministry of Culture and National Heritage (Poland)minorPolish government cultural body providing support for international cultural exchange productions.
- DOXminorPartner venue for Yes-Girl coproduction with Gavin-Viano and Theater Utrecht.
- Theater UtrechtminorPartner theater for Yes-Girl coproduction with DOX.
- DAS TheatreminorMaster's program in theater and dance that developed BOW A STUDY with Wojciech Grudziński.
- EYE FilmmuseumminorAwarded Research Labs Award to Lizzy Deacon and Ika Schwander in 2025.
- LloydscompanyminorHiphop theater production house collaborating with WAT WE DOEN on DOPE production.
- Politie Eenheid AmsterdamcoreAmsterdam Police Unit collaborated with Female Economy on TOT HET IS WAT HET MOET ZIJN work-performance, using adoption methodology with police officers.
- Theater ArtemisminorDutch theater company that co-produced 'All before death is life' with Wiener Festwochen.
- Wiener FestwochenminorVienna arts festival that co-produced 'All before death is life' with Theater Artemis.
Scale indicators2 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Frascati competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Theater Rotterdam: Major Rotterdam-based theater company and venue presenting contemporary and classical work. A direct tour-venue peer for Frascati Producties and a comparable publicly funded Dutch theater institution with its own production house.
- Het Nationale Theater: The Den Haag-based national theater producing and presenting across multiple stages. Comparable to Frascati as a multi-venue publicly funded Dutch theater institution and a confirmed tour-venue partner.
- Toneelgroep Oostpool: Arnhem-based Dutch theater company producing contemporary work with a strong emerging-maker focus. Closely comparable to Frascati Producties as a publicly funded Dutch theater with a parallel mission of developing new theatrical voices.
- Young Vic Theatre: London theater renowned for producing and presenting bold contemporary work and developing emerging directors. Comparable to Frascati as a venue combining in-house production with curated international programming in a single mid-sized footprint.
- Verkadefabriek: 's-Hertogenbosch venue presenting theater, dance, film, and music. Comparable to Frascati as a multi-disciplinary Dutch presenting venue and a confirmed tour partner for Frascati Producties.
- Theater Kikker: Utrecht-based theater presenting contemporary and family programming. Directly comparable to Frascati as a mid-sized Dutch theater presenting innovative work and a confirmed tour-venue for Frascati Producties productions.
- Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam: Historic Amsterdam theater presenting a mixed program of major Dutch companies and visiting productions. Directly comparable to Frascati as a city-center Amsterdam venue with publicly funded programming and venue-rental operations.
Broad incumbents
- Internationaal Theater Amsterdam (ITA): Amsterdam's flagship subsidized theater producing and presenting large-scale theater and opera across multiple venues. Comparable to Frascati as a publicly funded Amsterdam theater with in-house production and touring, but at a significantly larger scale and broader genre footprint.
- Schaubühne Berlin: Berlin's publicly funded contemporary theater with a renowned in-house ensemble and international co-production slate. Comparable to Frascati in mission (contemporary performing arts, public funding, international co-productions) but at substantially larger scale and broader international footprint.
- De Nationale Opera & Ballet: Amsterdam's national opera and ballet company, operating from a major dedicated venue on the same cultural square as Frascati. Comparable as a Dutch publicly funded performing-arts institution, though focused on opera and ballet rather than experimental theater.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights7 records
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Frequently asked questions about Frascati
What does Frascati do?
Frascati operates a contemporary theater venue in Amsterdam with four main stages (Frascati 1, 2, 3, 4) plus satellite venues (Theater van Deyssel, Het Verbond), and an in-house production house (Frascati Producties) that develops, presents, and tours new theatrical and dance works by emerging and established makers. The company also runs talent development programs, residencies, international co-productions, educational programming, and on-site hospitality (restaurant and café).
Is Frascati a public or private company?
Frascati is a private company. It is classified as nonprofit foundation owned and is currently operating.
When was Frascati founded?
Frascati was founded in -1. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Frascati based?
Frascati is headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands, in the Europe region.
How does Frascati make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Ticket Sales are the primary driver. The others are restaurant Operations, venue Rental and public Funding.
Who are Frascati's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Theater Rotterdam, Het Nationale Theater, Toneelgroep Oostpool, Young Vic Theatre, Verkadefabriek, Theater Kikker and Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam. Broad incumbents are Internationaal Theater Amsterdam (ITA), Schaubühne Berlin and De Nationale Opera & Ballet.
Does Frascati have an API?
No public API is recorded for Frascati.
What industry is Frascati in?
Frascati's product category is Performing Arts Theater Venue. Its primary akta.pro industry code is MPAGALAB, Theater & Performing Arts Venue Operations (Playhouses, Opera Houses). Its NAICS code is 71131.