Reduta theatre

Reduta ranks among the oldest theatre buildings in Central Europe. At the beginning of the 17th century the corner house was re-built into the tavern, where travelling theatre groups played. The new house, next to the tavern, was built for them between 1731 and 1732. The city then used Reduta for community activities and theatre performances. In the year 1767, a play was performed there in Czech (for the first time in Bohemia) and the eleven-year-old W. A. Mozart gave a concert. The building was destroyed by fire several times in the course of the 18th century; the last time was in the year 1870. Afterwards, it was re-built into a market-hall. The building began to be used for theatre performances again in the year 1919. Reduta is used by National Theatre Brno today.