Theater Waidspeicher

Erfurt


Not only children will be enchanted by the adorable marionettes and puppets that perform at this cute theatre in a historic woad storehouse (reached via Mettengasse). Seven puppeteer-actors bring classics such as King Lear to life, alongside pieces developed especially for the theatre.


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