The theatre dates back to 1904, when it was designed by Wilhelmus Barnardus van Liefland and was built to house Circus Schumann during the summer season.

When the publics interest in the circus declined, the theatre was transformed in 1964 to a regular theater to house concerts among others.

Joop van den Ende, Stardust B.V. and Xelat Recrea B.V. acquired the theatre from the municipality of The Hague for the symbolic amount of ƒ 1,-.

[1] The theatre is currently owned and operated by Stage Entertainment, the international live-entertainment company founded by Joop van den Ende.

In 2011 a new sponsor was found in AFAS, resulting in the current name of the complex.