The theatre has a long tradition in Memmingen. By the Middle Ages some chroniclers were already recording different theatre performances. In 1937 the "Landestheater Schwaben" (State Theatre of Swabia) or LTS was founded in the town. In 1945, after World War II, the LTS was one of the first theatres in West Germany to begin putting on performances again. The performances take place in the Rooms of the Town Theatre, the theatre at the "Schweizerberg" (cabaret stage), in the "Kaminwerk" cultural centre or in rooms at the boroughs of Memmingen.