▁had ▁serious ▁problems . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁Car ré ▁was ▁bought ▁with ▁the ▁intention ▁to ▁break ▁it ▁down ▁and ▁build ▁a ▁hotel ▁on ▁its ▁place . ▁After ▁protest s ▁from ▁artists , ▁the ▁municipality ▁of ▁Amsterdam ▁finally ▁refused ▁permission ▁for ▁demol ition . ▁That ' s ▁when ▁the ▁municipality ▁of ▁Amsterdam ▁got ▁involved . ▁They ▁made ▁a ▁new ▁destination ▁plan , ▁and ▁two ▁years ▁later ▁it ▁got ▁a ▁monument al ▁status ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁theatre . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁Gu us ▁Ost ers ▁became ▁the ▁new ▁director , ▁but ▁he ▁had ▁difficulties ▁attract ing ▁public . ▁He ▁had ▁to ▁take ▁some ▁serious ▁measures ▁but ▁eventually ▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁new ▁( and ▁very ▁successful ) ▁shows ▁saved ▁him ▁and ▁Car ré . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁the ▁municipality ▁bought ▁the ▁building . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁at ▁the ▁cent en ary , ▁the ▁Royal ▁Pred icate ▁was ▁granted ▁and ▁the ▁name ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁Kon ink lijk ▁Theater ▁Car ré . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁the ▁theatre ▁was ▁completely ▁renov ated . ▁The ▁historic ▁fa ç ade ▁and ▁interior ▁design ▁have ▁been ▁retained . ▁ ▁The ▁theatre ▁now ad ays ▁ ▁The ▁Royal ▁Theater ▁Car ré ▁now ad ays ▁is ▁still ▁being ▁used ▁for ▁show ▁and ▁performances . ▁There ' s ▁a ▁big ▁offer ▁of ▁shows ▁like ▁musical , ▁dance , ▁cab aret , ▁stand ▁up ▁com ed ian , ▁opera , ▁oper etta , ▁theatre ▁shows , ▁classical