Passion Playhouse [Hořice na Šumavě]
Passiespelen van Hořice na Šumavě
Hořické pašijové hry
Passion Playhouse
Theatre building in Hořice na Šumavě, Czech Republic, opened in 1892
theater in Hořice na Šumavě
pašijové divadlo
Theatre built 1893 for the Höritz Passion Play, a German-language play documented locally since 1816. Used until 1948, when the passion play was forbidden by the Communist government. Subsequently used as a sheep pen and straw warehouse. 1966 demolished by blasting, together with the nearby Saint Anne Chapel. - [Since 1993 a new Hořice passion play in Czech language has been performed in a new open-air theatre Pašijové Divadlo near the village.]