Changes in the festival program

The 13th creative laboratory Without roots with leaders Veselka Kuncheva, Marieta Golomehova and Milen Apostolov began with emigrant stories from Mission Wings Foundation. Within a few hours, the participants got acquainted with the personal destinies o

“The Last man” based on George Orwell’s novel “1984” produced by State Puppet Theatre – Stara Zagora and directed by Veselka Kuncheva has been nominated for IKAR 2020 awards in 3 categories: Stage design - Marieta Golomehova; Masterful technical realizati

The "BURNOUT" performance of State Puppet Theater - Stara Zagora based on the idea of Veselka Kuncheva and Ina Bozhidarova and directed by Veselka Kuncheva, has been nominated for the IKAR 2022 Award in the category ACHIEVEMENTS IN PUPPETRY. The nominatio

And this year you will have the opportunity to immerse yourself in the magical world of the theater "Lambe, Lambe or the so-called theater in a box, with A CHRISTMAS MOMENT. Its creators are the actors Elitsa Mateva, Anna-Valeria Gostanyan/Maria Dzhoykeva

We are happy to inform you that this season for the Childrens Theater School at the Stara Zagora State Puppet Theater was filled with premieres, packed halls, participation in National Theater Festivals and awards: - Main male role - Viktor Traykov for h

PREMIERE 18th of September 2019 – Wednesday at 19:30

Stara Zagora Puppet Theater received the IKAR National Award for the best puppet show for The Secret of Lenchen and a Special Award of the Ministry of Culture for high results achieved in theater management and creative activity. This is the second IKAR

Alice in Wonderland by Luis Carroll is a story of the imagination. A story of childrens imagination that wants to create a world of endless fantasy, of non-being, of absurdity, with the clear purpose of giving children a chance to be children. A world wh

Here are some photos from the third day of PIERROT 2019. Photographer: Teodora Todorova

The upcoming theatrical season of State Puppet Theater - Stara Zagora begins with a participation in three prestigious international festivals in Bulgaria and one in Turkey. After the series of performances at those puppet events, the coproduction of S

Full information on the procedure for conducting the competition is published on the official page of the competition: https://competition.puppetry.center/

The newest performance of the Puppet Theater in Stara Zagora is "A Piece of the Moon", which premieres on May 10 at 6:30 p.m. The author and director is Anna-Valeria Gostanyan.

December 7, 2023 marks the 114th anniversary of the birth of the poet Nikola Vaptsarov. We will mark the anniversary with the performance "FACTORY" based on his texts, which we will play from 19:30 on 7.12. Nikola Vaptsarov is among the best Bulgarian po

"Lenchen's Secret" is the newest performance for children produced by the Puppet Theater in Stara Zagora. The direction and dramatization are by Elitsa Petkova, the scenography is by Iva Gikova and Ivaylo Nikolov, the music is by Plamen Petkov, the animat

For the third time, the International Puppet Theatre Festival for Adults "Pierro" (Stara Zagora, Bulgaria) has been awarded the European Festival Association of Importance label!

The premiere of the “The stories from the barrel” on the stage of State Puppet Theatre – Stara Zagora will be held on October 6th. What more could a man needs than the smell of gunpowder and dangers, the glitter of clashing sabers and the endless horiz