In Budějovice
Jihočeské divadlo and the revolving auditorium
On foot 18 min · By car 6 min
Jihočeské divadlo plays in Budějovice and in summer also at the revolving auditorium in the chateau garden in Český Krumlov. The auditorium was the first of its kind in the world. At the very beginning it did not turn by motor — forty people powered it.
The theatre building stands on the bank of the Malše by Zlatý most, a short way from the square, and stages drama, opera, ballet and puppet shows. Theatre has been performed on this site since 1764, and Josef Kajetán Tyl stood on this stage for the last time in his life; his bust is still on the façade. Tickets for the revolving auditorium in Krumlov sell out in advance, and performances go on even in the rain.
Practical details
- On foot 18 min · By car 6 min
On site
In the revolving auditorium the audience turns, not the stage. The chateau garden around it is a real backdrop, not painted canvas — each turn reveals another slice of Baroque. The auditorium sits on the axis of the Baroque garden, exactly where the Baroque gardener wanted no building; that is the core of the dispute that has surrounded it since 1990.