Salzburger Marionettentheater

Love the way it forms part of a historical landmark. Small museum, but packed with marionettes. Some interactive activities to play with included. Overall fun for young and old.

Visited on a Sunday to see a performance of Der Alte Baum (The Old Tree). This beautifully performed show played to a full house with live music from the orchestra and incredibly talented opera singers. Highly recommended.

I watched The Sound of Music. Such a fabulous experience to witness the magic of puppetry theatre! The puppets came alive in their body movements by the marvellously skilled puppet artists. The directing was good as well. One downside was no AC in the theatre, hence stuffy air. Wish they would do something about it to improve the theatre experience.

A wonderful unique experience that you won't be able to find anywhere else in the world. These artists are incredibly talented and are able to bring the puppets to life! The best part is that their work can be translated to any language and bring out the inner child in all of us. Be sure to go if you have the chance! It's not that expensive. Tickets range from 20-40 euros

Really unique experience. The craftsmanship of the marionettes is superb. The stage lighting and sound is wonderful. The skill to bring storytelling to life is inspiring. Such a wonderful experience

WOW, I saw the Sound of Music show and was totally blown away by the artistry and skill of the puppeteering. No spoilers here but they also incorporated a few human-puppet interactions that were super cool. Comfortable seats (including pillows for the little ones to prop them up higher), and a bar for drinks during intermission, plus a few museum-like displays in the lobby (in German). I think this particular show is especially fun to see if you have watched the Sound of Music film before, since you can see how they transformed the musical numbers into something puppet-friendly.

The show was great and booked tickets months in advance to be at the front. The bar is quite cheap and there is a cloakroom which got very busy once the show had finished. The subtitles were projects onto the walls at the beginning of The Nutcracker and this was hard to see from the front few rows but this only lasted at the beginning and didn’t affect the performance

Unexpectedly good experience. We watched Zauberflöte short performance (1 hour) with teenagers 12 and 15 years and with a friend who is a professional violinist. I watched several performances of this opera including one in Metropolitan Opera in New York. So, to say the truth, I did not expect a lot. But it was amazing that this performance made all of us happy. Kids were enchanted by very intricate puppet work that was indeed on a level that let you actually forget at some moment that they are puppets. The interpretation was very close to the classic original and very funny. Last but not least, the music and singing part were really good and you listen the very high quality musical version of the opera in good recorded quality. Overall amazing experience both visually and musically. Also, very unique.