Puppet theaters

thumb|Drawing of a Ukrainian vertep box from Sokyryntsi, 18th century thumb|Mezhyhirya vertep, 1923 In Ukrainian culture, vertep (, from ) is a portable puppet theatre and drama, which presents the nativity scene, other mystery plays, as well as secular plots with satirical and comical elements. The original meaning of the word is "secret place", "cave", "den", referring to the cave where Christ was born, i.e., the Bethlehem Cave. Vertep first appeared in the second half of the 16th century under the influence of Western European traditions, which spread to Ukrainian lands, then part of the Po

theatre company

theatre in Tallinn, Estonia

puppet theatre in Kaliningrad, Russia, a former church

puppet theatre in Budapest, Hungary

thumb|Batlejka booth in the Belarusian National History Museum thumb|Batlejka puppets in the Belarusian National History Museum thumb|Batlejka depicted on a Belarusian post stamp Batlejka (Batleyka; ) is a Belarusian amateur puppet theatre. Its name is derived from the city of Bethlehem and performances are traditionally given over the Christmas period.

Croatian Puppet Theater

German puppet theater company in Augsburg (1948–)

Gopalila () also called as Krishnalila is a traditional form of itinerant glove - puppet theatre of Odisha state. The art of Gopalila is mainly concentrated in the coastal districts which includes, Cuttack, Puri, Kendrapara, Ganjam and Dhenkanal. Gopa refers to the "cowherd boys" in associated with the life of lord Krishna and Lila means "play". The puppeteers are Gopals belonging to the caste of cowherds. In religious occasions, especially Janmastami and Govardhan Puja, the puppeteers performed to entertain local villagers. Puppets are made of wood and paper and their bodies are padded with c

puppet theatre in Wrocław, Poland

puppet theater in Munich, Germany

Puppet theater in Cheboksary, Chuvashia, Russia

cultural institution based in Udaipur, Rajasthan

puppet theatre in Białystok, Poland

theatre in Torun, Poland

theatre in Prague, Czechia

puppet theatre in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

Armenian theater