Šumperk Theatre

The first mention of a theater production in Šumperk is from the period 1628-69, when the townspeople of Šumperk staged Passion Plays on the occasion of Easter. During the 18th century, nomadic theater companies certainly visited the city. (Who remembers, in FL Věk there is a mention of how Václav Thám was returning all the way from Šumperk, with the fact that he did not walk much there). In the Dominican monastery after its abolition, a…