The Opening of PIERROT 2019 and day 1 of the festival

We have something special for all kids in Bulgaria and all around the globe. Yes! There will be a celebration of the International Children's Day. No! We could not see each other as usual. BUT don’t forget we are very close with some fairy-tale charac

November 12th will bring a new joy for our young and not so young spectators. The director -Tsveti Penyashki, the composer - Milen Apostolov and the set designer - Yasmin Mandelli will take us to the magic world of Jack and the Beanstalk . Tsveti Penyas

The scheduled presentation of The Last Man on October 17 is rescheduled for the next day - October 18, 2019 at 19:30. Anyone who has purchased a ticket for the 17th can rebook their ticket at the ticket desk of State Puppet Theater - Stara Zagora for

Dear guests, We’d like to inform you that the award ceremony and the official closing of the 12th edition of International Puppet Theatre for Adults Festival PIERROT 2021 will take place at 21:00 o’clock and not at 21:30 as it was previously announced.

We have received a congratulatory letter from the Minister of Culture - Boil Banov on the occasion of the opening of International Puppet Theater for Adults Festival Pierrot 2019. We are grateful for the kind words and support! We would like to share

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

The audience in Plovdiv has reacted with 15 minutes of Bravo shouts and thunderous applauses to the last nights presentation of The Last Man . The performance has been part of the program of the 26th edition of the Stage at a crossroad theatre festival

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

The Nymph PREMIERE On February, 10th and 11th at 19:30 "The Nymph" is a puppet dance-show for adults based on the so called fairy tale written by Ran Bosilek and the folk tale "Vida Nymph ". Director: Iveta Georgieva – a debut Stage de

Dear colleagues, You can find below the results from the casting call for participation in the XII Art Lab The poets of Stara Zagora conducted by the artistic directors Veselka Kuncheva and Marieta Golomehovarn Team 1 Director: Tsveti Penyashki Scenogr

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

International Puppet-Theater Festival “PIERROT”, is a unique festival in Europe, awarded by the European Festival Association with an European Label for Importance and Innovation EFFE 2019-2020 (Europe for Festivals, Europe Festivals).

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

“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

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

Eight actors from State Puppet Theater - Stara Zagora play in Faust - a performance of State Opera - Stara Zagora. With the premiere of Faust on November 17th will be opened The Festival of Opera and Ballet Art 2022. Our actors manipulate totally 15 pu