Pocket Theater, Theatre building in Bois de la Cambre, Brussels, Belgium

The Pocket Theater is a theater building near the Bois de la Cambre park in Brussels that focuses on contemporary productions. The venue hosts regular performances designed to encourage viewers to think and respond critically.

Roger Domani and Roland Ravez founded the theatre in 1951 in a bourgeois apartment on Avenue Louise, then moved it to Chaussée d'Ixelles until 1964. In 1966 it opened at the Bois de la Cambre in a former pétanque club behind a skating rink. Its first production there was Peter Handke's Insult au public, staged by Jorge Lavelli.

The theatre's name refers to its small scale, and its founders Roger Domani and Roland Ravez built it in 1951 around young, then-unknown playwrights such as Jean Genet, Eugène Ionesco and Boris Vian. Since the 1990s the programme has centred on plays about social questions. The white sign with red capitals reading "THEATRE DE POCHE" marks the entrance beside the Bois de la Cambre.

The venue sits at Chemin du Gymnase 1a within walking distance of the park. You can check current programs and buy tickets through the website poche.be.

Beyond performances, the theater runs training programs and workshops that extend beyond traditional shows. These offerings create direct contact between artists and audiences.