 The theater was inaugurated in 1762 by the theater company of Carl Seuerling, who regularly visited the city for thirty years.On 5 August 1776, Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare was performed on a Swedish stage for the first time by the Seuerling Company, with Margareta Seuerling as Juliet.In 1795, during a performance by the theater company of Johan Peter Lewenhagen, "La Marseillaise" was performed onstage, which lead to a scandal, actions for the de facto regent Gustaf Adolf Reuterholm and for the theatre to be closed.