Learn Dutch: De acteur met de hoofdrol krijgt straks een groot applaus. - The actor with the lead role will get a big applause later.

In Dutch, you often use the simple present tense to talk about the future, as long as there is a time word that makes it clear. Here, the time word straks (later/shortly) tells us the event happens in the future, so we don't need to use the future tense verb zullen (will).

How far in the future is "straks"?

Straks means "later" or "shortly," usually referring to later on the exact same day. It is used for the near future, like right after the performance finishes, rather than next week or next month.

Why is it "groot applaus" without an -e at the end of "groot"?

The word applaus is a het-word (het applaus). When a het-word comes after the word een (a/an), the adjective before it drops the -e ending. If it were a de-word, it would get the ending and become grote.

Why does the verb "krijgt" come so late in the sentence?

In Dutch main clauses, the conjugated verb must be in the second position. The entire phrase De acteur met de hoofdrol (The actor with the lead role) acts as a single block of information: the subject. Since the subject takes up the first position, the verb krijgt comes immediately after it in position two.