It was built from 1902 to 1904 by the architect Lafont. Following the bequest of an orchard to the city by urbain Couchouren in 1893, to build a hospice, the city decided to build a theatre there. This was the subject of the novel and play by Max Jacob in 1923, Terrain Bouchaballe. In 1942, Gaston, Max's brother, was arrested in the garden of the theatre (forbidden to Jews). He died in Auschwitz in 1943.
In 1997, the theatre was renamed "Théâtre Max Jacob".
Max Jacob Theatre
21, boulevard Dupleix - 29000 Quimper