The theatre was created by
Feliks Oraczewski, a member of the Polish Parliament (
Sejm), and the actor
Mateusz Witkowski. On 17 October 1781 the Kraków city authorities gave Witkowski permission to perform comedy under the condition that he pay fifty Polish zloty a month to the municipal treasury. In 1798, Jacek Kluszewski, the starosta of Brzeg, took over the theatre and converted two of his own buildings the corner of Szczepański Square and Jagiellonian Street into its permanent home. The theatre is regarded as Poland's leading theatre. In 2016, the MICET Interactive Museum / Theatre Education Centre opened in the theatre building's 13th century cellars. == References ==