XXVI International Puppet Theatre Festival "Three Are Too Many, Two - Not Enough"
04-09 September 2025
The program of the XXII International Street Arts Festival TheatAir can be found HERE
Program:
4 September / Thursday
11:45 - “THE STEADFAST TIN SOLDIER”
State Puppet Theatre Varna
main stage, puppet theatre
18:30 - EXHIBITION "PASTELS"
by Panayot Dobrev-Ponko
foyer, puppet theatre
*side event, free entry
19:00 - "THE CANTERVILLE GHOST"
State Puppet Theatre - Plovdiv
main stage, puppet theatre
*non-competitive program
5 September / Friday
10:30 - “ADVENTURES WITH KARLSSON”
State Puppet Theatre Targovishte
stage: Hand Theatre
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11:45 - "MUFF, HALF-SHOE, AND MOSS-BEARD"
Youth Theatre "Nikolay Binev"
main stage, puppet theatre
18:30 - EXHIBITION "THE HEART OF THE PUPPET"
by Rumen Kurtev
open-air stage, puppet theatre
*side event, free entry
19:00 - "THE BUNNY AND THE LITTLE STREAM"
City Puppet Theatre Rijeka, Croatia
main stage, puppet theatre
21:00 - SECRET CONCERT
acoustic concert
open-air stage, puppet theatre
6 September / Saturday
10:30 - “KOSE BOSE”
Drama and Puppet Theatre "Ivan Dimov", Haskovo
stage: Hand Theatre
11:45 - "THE BIG HAT"
State Puppet Theatre Stara Zagora
main stage, puppet theatre
18:00 - PRESENTATION OF ISSUE 18 OF "KuklArt" MAGAZINE
ground floor, puppet theatre
*side event, free entry
19:00 - "THE WALKER"
David Zuazola, Spain/Chile & Unia Teatr Niemozliwy, Poland
main stage, puppet theatre
21:00 - SECRET CONCERT
acoustic concert
open stage, puppet theatre
7 September / Sunday
10:30 - “SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS”
State Puppet Theatre Burgas
stage: Hand Theatre
11:45 - "TALL TALES WITH LETTERS"
Sofia Puppet Theatre
main stage, puppet theatre
17:00 - "LEARNING TO FLY" - documentary film and discussion
SONUS, Bulgaria & PUK Theatre, Japan
Late Antiquity Building Irene
*side event, free entry
19:00 - "SOIL AND CROWN"
Yase Tamam, Iran
main stage, puppet theatre
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21:00 - "SHAKESPEARE X 5"
Hand Theatre
open stage, puppet theatre
8 September / Monday
10:30 - “LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD”
State Puppet Theatre Ruse
main stage, puppet theatre
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17:00 - "ARTISTS FOR CHILDREN" - documentary film and discussion
dir. Elena Panayotova
Late Antiquity Building Irene
*side event, free entry
19:00 - "SOMEWHERE ELSE"
Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, Slovenia
main stage, puppet theatre
9 September / Tuesday
17:00 - "MODERN TECHNOLOGIES AND PUPPET THEATRE" - documentaries and discussion
NGO "Three Are Too Many, Two–Not Enough"
Late Antiquity Building Irene
*side event, free entry
19:00 - "BLIND"
Duda Paiva Company, Netherlands
main stage, puppet theatre
*non-competitive program
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XII Edition of the Street Arts Festival TheatAir 2025 04-07 September
Every day – a different neighborhood!
4 September / Thursday - Viennese Pavilion
5 September / Friday - Trakia District, Elite 2019 Park
6 September / Saturday - Karshiaka District, Ribnitsa Park
7 September / Sunday - Kyuchuk Paris District, Belite Brezi Park
18:00-20:00 - "A TALE OF THE TIN SOLDIER"
puppet miniature for one spectator
State Puppet Theatre - Plovdiv
Viennese Pavilion
18:30-19:00 - “FAIRY JOYCYCLE”
puppet performance
Puppet Theatre "Malle-Malle", Bulgaria
Viennese Pavilion
19:00-20:00 - "ONLY ONCE A WEEK"
interactive puppet performance
Karlsson House Theatre, Russia
Viennese Pavilion
20:00-20:30 - "KIBUKI'S DREAMLAND"
varieté with marionettes
Thomas Herford, Germany
Viennese Pavilion
21:00 - "DRAGONIUS"
*on 4.09 - parade from Central Square to Roman Stadium Square beggining at 20:30
fire and acrobatics show
Shade and Fire Theatre Fireter, Bulgaria
4 September / Thursday - Dondukova Garden Park
Start - 18:30 - Special Program: Park Takeover!
"Small Theatre Company" takes over Dondukova Garden Park with a fun family program "Summer Theatre - Green Inspiration" - puppet theatre, clowning, games and workshops
Project “Summer Theatro - Greenspiration”, reg. №: BG-RRP-11.020-0180 is funded by the European Union – NextGenerationEU. 
Full responsibility for the content of this publication lies with Small Theatre Company and under no circumstances can it be considered to reflect the official opinion of the European Union and National Culture Fund.
The events are organized by NGO "IPTF 'Three Are Too Many, Two–Not Enough" and State Puppet Theatre - Plovdiv with the financial support of the Ministry of Culture and Plovdiv Municipality
