The leaves are falling, the days are getting shorter, and the big screen beckons in November. This month, we once again have a selection of top films ready for the whole family.
After last year’s huge success, you can once again enjoy the acting and singing talents of Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande in the blockbuster Wicked: For Good.
For all ages, there’s Zootopia 2: a playful, thrilling mystery where Judy and Nick go undercover and the animal city is turned upside down with humor, heart, and adventure all rolled into one.
For true adrenaline seekers, there’s the action thriller The Running Man, where Glenn Powell takes you on a futuristic survival race, or experience the clever heist and magic fun of Now You See Me 3, starring Morgan Freeman, Daniel Radcliffe, and Isla Fisher.
Arthouse fans will get their money’s worth with the Iranian revenge thriller It Was Just an Accident and the poignant drama Die My Love , about love, motherhood, and mental storms.
Watching at home is also an option: curl up on the couch for an evening of feel-good adventure with Pathé Thuis, featuring their latest title this month, One Battle After Another.
And don’t forget the specials: Back to the Future returns for a 40th Anniversary re-release, debuting in IMAX and 4DX. Whatever your mood, Pathé has it all covered throughout November, both in the cinema and at home.
Pathé is the first and largest cinema brand in the Netherlands, founded in Paris in 1896 by true pioneers of film: the Pathé brothers. Their aim was to share the wonderful world of film with as many people as possible. Throughout the Netherlands, Pathé has 30 locations, 253 screens and 1,900 employees. Through its wide range of films, livestreams of opera, sports and gaming, among others, the latest techniques such as IMAX, 4DX, Dolby Cinema and ScreenX, and business events, Pathé creates special and unforgettable cinema stories for all.
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Dutch singer and musical actor Shay Lachman, born and raised in The Hague, will star in the lead role of Universal Music’s new stage production Once Upon a Time in Dubai.
The production opens in November 2025 in Dubai and runs through February 2026. They’re currently planning a tour in America from February 2026.
Lachman is known for performing in Disney’s Aladdin musical in The Hague and for appearances on luxury cruise stages and major musical productions. He now steps onto an international platform to connect with a global audience. The show blends contemporary pop with cinematic staging and brings Dubai’s energy to the theatre.
“I’m proud to carry a bit of The Hague onto an international stage,” says Lachman. “This role is a milestone and a chance to speak to audiences from many cultures through music and story.”
Highlights
Lead role in Once Upon a Time in Dubai
Engagement: November 2025 to February 2026
Hometown: The Hague, Netherlands; now performing internationally
Prior credits include Disney’s Aladdin
About Shay Lachman Shay Lachman is a Dutch singer and musical actor based in Amsterdam. He has performed worldwide and focuses on projects that connect diverse audiences.
Today, ImpactCity brought together around 1,500 international impact makers in The Hague for the tenth edition of ImpactFest. The annual event attracts start-ups, scale-ups, investors, knowledge institutes, policymakers, and other passionate individuals who are working towards a sustainable, inclusive, and fair economy. At the Fokker Terminal, they shared knowledge and built networks to tackle global challenges. A total of €240,000 in prize money was awarded to entrepreneurs.
Ten leading The Hague-based entrepreneurs in the spotlight The tenth edition of ImpactFest coincides with the ten-year anniversary of ImpactCity, the Municipality of The Hague’s programme supporting entrepreneurs who make a social and sustainable impact. To mark this milestone, ImpactCity launched a campaign celebrating the real impact makers: the local entrepreneurs themselves.
From over 200 active impact-driven companies in The Hague, ImpactCity selected ten exemplary entrepreneurs who have made a difference both within and beyond the city: Brute Bonen, Feelou, MediMaatjes, Naïf, North Sea Farmers, Seepje, Solar Monkey, The Young Digitals, Weco, and Yespers. Their stories will appear on large posters throughout the city in the coming weeks and are featured in the exhibition 10 years of ImpactCity at City Hall until 27 November.
Three emerging innovative entrepreneurs from The Hague During ImpactFest, the winners of the annual The Hague Innovators Awards were also announced — an initiative that supports local entrepreneurs tackling social challenges. The winner of the Best Innovator prize, worth €15,000, is Droppie, a recycling shop. The Future Innovator award, worth €5,000, went to Swarmed, an initiative promoting sustainable beekeeping. FarmBizAfrica, a knowledge network for farmers in Africa, won the Audience Award of €2,500.
Funding opportunities for impact-driven businesses In addition to The Hague Innovators Awards, the impact funds of Rabobank and Pels Rijcken also presented financial awards. In total, more than €240,000 was distributed among innovative entrepreneurs offering solutions to social challenges.
This year saw a record number of investors attend the event, thanks to a collaboration with the Netherlands Advisory Board on Impact Investing, which brought a network of more than 100 investors. Through matchmaking, speed dating, and pitch sessions, capital and innovation were brought together to create new collaborations and growth opportunities.
About ImpactCity and ImpactFest ImpactCityis one of Europe’s leading ecosystems for organisations that combine doing good and doing business. With this programme, the Municipality of The Hague supports entrepreneurs and other impact makers in developing and scaling their innovative solutions.
ImpactFest, launched in 2016 as an annual event, provides a festival-style setting where members of the ImpactCity ecosystem can connect. It has since grown into an international must-attend event in the impact community.
This year’s edition was organised by ImpactCity in collaboration with the Municipality of The Hague, Obsession, and Bureau Visueel, and was made possible by the Province of South Holland, Rabobank, Stichting DOEN, Unknown Group, RVO, Pels Rijcken, and Stichting SOMI.
Text: Impact City Image & Translation: The Hague Online
DutchBuzz is an English radio programme of news, views and interviews that tells you what’s happening in this buzzing city of ours. The international team of presenters and reporters are from many different continents, but view The Hague as their home!
In this week’s programme: • A tight outcome in the General Elections. What will it mean for the Netherlands? • We speak to a volunteer who helped at a polling station • And we give you a glimpse of film and literature festivals coming up soon. •
The Hague’s Pearls – listen to previous recordings
The podcasts below are devoted to members of the international community who have made a special contribution to the City of The Hague.
The DutchBuzz team takes pleasure in inviting and interviewing the city’s many ‘pearls’. Many of them have been featured in our programmes over the years because they reflect our rich and diverse international community.
Newsmakers, writers, local politicians, entertainers, innovators, entrepreneurs, experts in their field, and colourful personalities, they all make The Hague a better place to live and work in.
All the interviews have been broadcast, but we enjoyed them so much that we are now sharing them with you as special, celebratory podcasts.
This series of 4 career webinars are offered for free to the community by O’ona Souissi, Founder of Career On Purpose
Over the past two decades, O’ona has worked with senior professionals at blue-chip companies and helped many people to reinvent their career internationally.
O’ona works with major corporations, international organizations, global non-profits, start-ups with international ambitions and top universities.
She is a certified Executive Coach with a background in Global HR Development and Consulting, and an accredited member of the International Coach Federation.
More information and links below to participate in these free webinars:
Many of the challenges that we face at work stem from communication issues. Lack of support from your boss or other stakeholders, poor collaboration within the team and across silos, difficulties with some clients or suppliers… Not only is it frustrating but the consequences can be severe: delays in important initiatives, inability to bring new products to market, safety risks… all with an impact on the bottom line.
As organizations are getting more complex, communicating with impact so you can mobilize others becomes a key skill. If you’d like to foster collaboration and grow your career or your business through compelling communication, this webinar is for you.
The masterclass will take place on the 2nd of December 2025, from 12h30 to 14h00 – Paris Time.
Here are some common challenges when it comes to networking:
Maybe you see networking as schmoozing, and you don’t want to become that way.
Perhaps you have neglected your network, and you’re unsure how to revive it.
Or you have a pretty good network, but not one that can truly help you for your new target.
Besides, you’re probably very busy, and you’re afraid of the time commitment.
Or you have a hard time approaching people, especially with the idea that you’re trying to get something from them.
It doesn’t have to be that way. You can change the way you approach networking, and it will change the game for your career or your business. Learn how to quickly create the power base you need to open doors – even if you hate networking!
Whether you want to get promoted or to land a job in another organization, the interview is usually a key step.
However, depending on the context and the interviewer, being able to answer in a compelling way to every question is a challenge.
The vast majority of interview advice and training mostly give you a long list of generic questions to prepare and standard questions to ask to make a good impression.
Not only is this approach artificial but it does not enable you to differentiate yourself since everyone uses more or less the same basic sources and advice.
Besides, it is impossible to anticipate every question. Therefore, when you get an unexpected question, it’s easy to feel lost and, from then on, you’re on slippery ground.
Lastly, it makes you sound scripted whereas you need to be good « in the moment ».
If you want to shine whatever question comes up, traditional approaches are no longer enough. This webinar will enable you to go further by giving you the underlying principles of communication behind a successful interview. So that you can answer with ease and poise whatever the question, even the trickiest one.
The principles we will cover in this webinar have enabled senior executives, managers and high-level specialists to land remarkable jobs in coveted organizations – even in the challenging circumstances of a career change.
The masterclass will take place on the 2nd of April 2026, from 12:30 to 14:00 Paris time.
Do you have doubts about your professional choices? Are those doubts fed by the challenge to mobilize some key people in your organization?
In such situations, it can be tempting to put everything into question. However, when we’ve reached a certain level of success in your career, the risks associated with change quickly take over. As a consequence, we tend to turn in circles.
It doesn’t have to be that way. By improving your self-awareness, you can identify more specifically the parts of yourself to express more and the reasons why communication with some people is challenging. Hence, you can adjust your direction effectively while avoiding rash decisions.
If you aspire to more meaningful work, this webinar will help you to better see your strengths and to determine how to use them, so you can advance your career in a way that’s more in line with who you are and with the support of others.
The webinar includes a free personality assessment, a report on your main personality traits, and complementary resources. You will receive them after registration. Please check them out before the webinar to make the most of our time together.
The masterclass will take place on the 2nd of June 2026, from 12:30 to 14:00 – Paris Time.
What’s at stake? An in-depth analysis from the only Netherlands-based English-language TV show
Expaterience, the unrivaled English-language Dutch TV talk show created by and for expats and internationals will dedicate a special episode to the upcoming Dutch general elections on Saturday, October 25 — the only Netherlands-based TV production to do so in English.
For two hours, host Sanjay Sharma brings together guests with international backgrounds from journalism, politics, and business to discuss the key issues shaping the Netherlands’ election campaign: immigration, integration, housing, the economy, and social divisions.
Conversation topics include:
· Preview of the Dutch general elections, four days before Election Day on Wednesday, October 29
· The second national election in less than two years: what is going on in the Netherlands? Dutch politics explainer for newcomers
· What’s at stake for the Dutch, as well as for expats and internationals living in the Netherlands? Practical and financial; societal and cultural: will the country remain welcoming to newcomers?
Special report: ‘1.6 Million Unheard Voices’
In a special ‘Social Media Report’, Martin Simenrud explores a critical issue often overlooked — even during election season: the estimated 1.6 million foreign nationals who live and work in the Netherlands, contribute to its economy, and pay taxes, yet remain without a vote.
The segment examines the impact of the Dutch ‘renunciation rule,’ which requires new Dutch citizens to give up their original nationality. Martin investigates how this rule may influence the low level of political participation among foreign residents — and asks whether the Netherlands can truly call itself ‘inclusive’ if so many long-term contributors to society remain unheard at the ballot box.
Expaterience is RTV Discus’ unique English-language TV show and online/social media project. True to its name, the program focuses entirely on the stories and experiences of expats and internationals in the Netherlands, highlighting both their successes and the challenges they face in personal and professional life, situated within the context of key social issues and current international developments.
How to watch Expaterience on Saturday, October 25 and beyond:
11:00-13:00 LIVE STREAM and afterward: ON-DEMAND indefinitely
