Max Jacob Theatre [Quimper]
Theatre building in Quimper, France
theater in Quimper
Max Jacob Theatre
Built 1899-1904 by G. Lafont as Théâtre municipal, on a site bequested to the city of Quimper by Urbain Couchouren. Opened 1904. Later renamed in honour of the Quimper-born writer, Max Jacob (1883-1944), who wrote a novel and a play, Le Terrain Bouchaballe, about the political quarrels around the Couchouren bequest and the building of the theatre. 254 seats. Currently used by the Théâtre de Cournouaille, scène nationale de Quimper company.