Tbilisi Marionette Theatre

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Level 12 Local Expert

If you find yourself in Tbilisi, be sure to treat yourself to an encounter with this amazing theater. It's not just a performance — it's a real magic that stays with you for a long time. I watched the play "Weirdos" and did not expect such depth at all. Subtle Georgian humor hides reflections on life, love, loneliness, hope and the human soul. Here you laugh, and a moment later you catch yourself with tears in your eyes. That, in my opinion, is exactly what a real theater should be. After the final, the whole hall gave a standing ovation. And these were ovations not only for the artists, but also for the amazing world that managed to create the theater. I would like to thank the staff of the theater for their attention, kindness and the opportunity to touch this miracle. Such a sincere attitude towards the audience is very rare and makes the impression even warmer. And be sure to stay at the theater building at 12:00 or 19:00. Every day, the famous clock comes to life here, and a small street performance becomes a surprisingly accurate parable about the transience of human life. It's only a few minutes, but there's a whole philosophy to it. As in everything that this theater creates. This is a place where you really want to come back again and again. Not only for the sake of the performances, but also for the feeling that art really can make a person a little happier.

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Игорь Белокопытов

Level 19 Local Expert

Интересное представление на манер кукольного театра 😁👍

N_LED

Level 19 Local Expert

The Tbilisi State Puppet Theater named after Rezo Gabriadze, a great director, playwright, and screenwriter (there would be no cult films #Kindza_dza and #Mimino without him), and an artist and a sculptor (he molded St. Petersburg's #Chizhik_Puff and #Nose). In 2010, a clock tower was added to the theater building. Every hour, a golden-winged angel appears from the painted doors at the top of the tower and strikes the hour with a hammer on the bell. The tiled decorations on the facade were made by Rezo Gabriadze himself. ✨✨✨ They are incredibly beautiful!

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Daria

Level 19 Local Expert

With all due respect to Rezo Gabriadze, but not my art! Ramon's performance about steam trains. It was interesting for the first few minutes to look at funny dolls and how everything works. But the performance itself turned out to be so boring, I flew away and almost fell asleep, although I was looking forward to it and I liked his cartoon "You Know Mom", we watched it on YouTube in terms of preparation. Tickets for the performance were taken a month in advance! 😐🤷

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Виктория

Level 14 Local Expert

This is a legendary theater, and every guest of the city should visit it. At 12 and 19 o'clock, they give a mini-performance "The Cycle of Life" right on the tower. Take your time - be sure to wait. There are also performances in the theater itself, but apparently rarely. This is not a children's theater. There's also a cafe here.

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Елена Сизенева

Level 15 Local Expert

"This theater is like an endless cycle of life... from childish delight to the quiet wisdom of gray hair. Each movement of the puppets seems to tell about ourselves: about love, time, memory. Here you laugh, freeze, and suddenly find yourself thinking that it has become a little warmer inside. A place where people return not just as spectators, but with feelings." ✨

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Анна

Level 9 Local Expert

Interesting experience :) I got there by accident, coming in at 19:00 and asking: "Is there any random free space?" This is the first time I've listened to Spektal with headphones and a translator - it's unusual!) The plot is interesting, with humor. In general, I am satisfied!

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Вера Григорьева

Level 22 Local Expert

An amazing theater, cozy, unusual, atmospheric, you should definitely at least come to see it, see the clock, admire the unusual building - like from a fairy tale, sit in a cafe, drink tea with delicious jam, buy a souvenir and, if you're lucky, buy a ticket, watch the performance - they are all smart, kind and wise here.

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Армине Арутюнян

Level 29 Local Expert

The architecture of the theater impresses with its originality and unique style. The theater's motto: "Extra Cepam Nihil Cogito Nos Lacrimare" ("May we only have tears from cutting onions") is not just words, but a philosophy that permeates all creativity. In 2010, the theater building gained a new lease of life with the addition of a clock tower. Every hour, a golden-winged angel appears from the painted doors of the tower, which, like a messenger of time, strikes the hour with its melodious hammer. Twice a day - at noon and at 19:00 - a miniature puppet show "The Cycle of Life" is unfolding on the tower, which fascinates the audience with its beauty and depth. The tiled finish of the tower, created by Gabriadze himself, attracts special attention. On the facade of the theater, you can also see a small clock, only 2 cm in diameter, but its mechanism is so precise that even the second hand can be seen. This watch is a symbol of time, which flows inexorably, but leaves behind traces of art and inspiration.

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Елена Булатова

Level 7 Local Expert

Wonderful and extraordinary theater! I liked the performance and the interior. Tickets must be taken in advance. There is a cafe at the theater - you should definitely visit it! The interior and dishes created according to the sketches of Rezo Gabriadze are incredibly interesting and beautiful! Delicious coffee, tea, desserts (especially donuts and cherry pie). I recommend

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Ольга С.

Level 13 Local Expert

The first thing we saw in Tbilisi. The theater clock is turned on at 12 and 19 o'clock, we were waiting. The presentation is short, but full of philosophical meaning. It can be seen from almost any point. If there's no asphalt being hammered nearby, then it's fine. There are always a lot of people going to watch the play

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Оксана С.

Level 13 Local Expert

A gorgeous theater. It is very convenient to translate into Russian with headphones. It is better to buy tickets in advance, there are few places.

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Андрей Сергеев

Level 6 Local Expert

It is simply impossible to pass by this place. The Rezo Gabriadze Marionette Theater is like a toy house that grew up in the middle of old Tbilisi. The tower is all askew, as if bent over from fatigue or thinking about something else. Every tile, every detail, is purposely uneven and alive. We didn't go inside, we just stood in front of it and looked at everything for hours. Especially that little clock in the wall. They suddenly came to life — a figure came out of the window, a bell rang, and everyone around froze. Tourists, locals, and children all looked up and smiled. In the evening, when the lights turned on, the theater became even more magical. A kind of quiet joy filled the air. It seems that if you stand next to each other for a long time, you can hear the dolls inside whispering to each other. It's a very cozy, touching place. Without pathos, without noise — just a piece of a fairy tale in the very center of the city.

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Валерия Сомова

Level 4 Local Expert

I really, really wanted to go to the Gabriadze Theater. For the anniversary, my daughter gave me a 3-day trip to Tbilisi, having bought a theater ticket in advance on the day of arrival. I was taking a taxi, got into traffic, and was 6 minutes late. I knocked on the door with a small window. A very beautiful ruthless doll came over. She wouldn't let me in. We have a wonderful Big Puppet Theater in St. Petersburg. It is directed by the talented director Roman Kudashov, a student of Gabriadze. Those who are late are tiptoed into the hall. It's human.

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Лена Д.

Level 10 Local Expert

A must-visit! It's so cool inside! The room is very cozy and has balconies, and a telephone with an axe) and trains with glowing windows in the dark took me somewhere out of the real world. I was on Ramona, I was just going to watch, but suddenly it turned out that I could listen too: they give headphones with a Russian translation at the entrance to the hall!

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Evgeniya B

Level 12 Local Expert

Finally, I managed to visit this theater. We watched the Fall of my spring. To the point of tears. It's very cool, touching and talented. The chamber hall is well visible from any place. The performance is in Georgian, there are headphones with artistic translation into Russian, as well as an English translation. I don't know how artistic it is. A must-visit!

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Анна Панченко

Level 3 Local Expert

The cafe is on the level! 5/5 From the interior to the cooked food!!! 5/5 The tower is amazing...!!! As you enter the foyer and the theater hall, everything is unusual, interesting and intriguing. Headphones with translation.!!! The performance begins... We were waiting for someone's WOW!... BUT! All the artistic finds, the unusual presentation, the unique dolls.... The ridiculous plot of the play negates everything. It's like they took pieces from three performances, they didn't make it clear how... they didn't understand the plot... You're sitting there thinking: You're going to understand what the director wanted to convey to the audience... but... and so the enchanted ones left.

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Ирена

Level 12 Local Expert

The hall was packed, and there were people without tickets who begged to be allowed in "standing up." The theater is very popular, take tickets strongly in advance. We went to the play "Ramona". Russian Russian is practically the whole language, but headphones with Russian translation are also provided. Expertly made puppets, expertly controlled. Everything is very beautiful! The performance is awesome, and it will be especially close to those who lived in the USSR. Be sure to go!

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Nelly Gradova

Level 9 Local Expert

Extremely clear, well-coordinated teamwork. In the performances, everything is polished to a shine, down to the smallest movements. An amazing atmospheric place that has become deservedly iconic.

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Сергей

Level 16 Local Expert

If you will be in Tbilisi, come here. It's beautiful around him, but the performance is something amazing! It's about Georgian humor, about a huge Georgian heart, and tears and laughter. It needs to be visited. 12 and 19 o'clock-angel and balcony.... Amazing!

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Руслан Гайсин

Level 10 Local Expert

A very beautiful place, the famous marionette theater. Unfortunately, we didn't get to the performance, tickets are sold out for weeks in advance. But the very atmosphere next to the theater is fascinating.

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Анна

Level 14 Local Expert

We were at the play "Ramona". The theater itself is interesting, chamber. The work of the actors is at the highest level, well done. The play "Ramona" is morally outdated, surreal, with a reference to the distant Soviet past. Foreigners and young people of the post-Soviet space under the age of 35 will definitely not understand it. They simply do not know about the existence of Tskaltubo and its significance for a Soviet citizen (today it is a city of abandoned palace sanatoriums, to which it was once almost impossible to get permits). The performance lasts more than an hour. Children under 12 are not allowed in, but 10-11 year olds do not check their documents.

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Оксана Мисатюк

Level 8 Local Expert

I was in a play, an interesting experience. They give you a Russian translator in your ears. You can't take pictures on your phone. Tickets are all sold out in advance, because there are few seats. But I didn't really like the meaning of the work. It would be better if Pushkin's fairy tale was shown

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Engin B.

Level 6 Local Expert

The building called "clock tower" in Tbilisi is the clock tower next to the Rezo Gabriadze Puppet Theater. The tower was designed by the famous Georgian puppeteer, writer and screenwriter Rezo Gabriadze in 2010. The tower attracts attention by having an inclined structure and using different building elements. It looks as if it is being prevented from collapsing with an iron plank. There are claims that this unusual design is an artistic reaction against soulless modernization. The most interesting feature of the tower is the bell that rings every hour and the angel that appears. The angel rings the bell with a hammer in his hand and then enters through a small window. A short puppet show called "Circle of Life" is exhibited in the tower every day at 12:00 and 19:00. In this show, the cycle of life is told symbolically.

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Светлана Алексеева

Level 10 Local Expert

I was in September 2024, and I've been dreaming of watching at least one play for a long time!! Finally, this fall, the dream came true. The impressions are ambivalent. She didn't leave the middle just because she bought the ticket with great difficulty and with a large overpayment. The dolls are interesting, but I didn't like the play at all. About the 90s, I didn't see any parallels with today. I was frankly bored with the whole performance, although I love the theater in general and the marionette theater in particular. I won't go a second time.

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Елена П.

Level 12 Local Expert

It's a very, very cool place! The location is amazing. We passed by, saw a lot of people, everyone was standing and waiting for something, everyone was looking up. Of course, we decided to wait for what would happen). It's a very nice performance. A must-visit!

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Лизаветта К.

Level 8 Local Expert

Definitely worth a visit!! The theater is no less beautiful inside than it is outside. Atmospheric, the dolls are incredible, the performances are meaningful. Definitely 10/10

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Татьяна

Level 7 Local Expert

Amazing! I liked everything! If you don't have a ticket, then you can come at 6.45 pm before the performance, go to the fae and wait for everyone to enter the hall, they will find a place for you for 60 rubles.

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Андрей Ветошкин

Level 9 Local Expert

A lot has already been said about this place and it is unlikely that anything will be added. Performances are just something, and tears, and laughter, and a return to both childhood and adult relationships. It's great if you can buy a ticket. The place is a must-visit, don't even think about it. The chamber atmosphere completely takes you into the events that are being played out on stage. It's a very atmospheric place.

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Анна К.

Level 7 Local Expert

The magical atmosphere, the wonderful puppet shows, the wonderful restaurant and the Rezo Gabriadze clock are a real miracle. They show a miniature performance every hour) a crowd gathers to stare at this miracle) I recommend it!

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Veronika Mali

Level 15 Local Expert

The place is a real delight! A perfect immersion into another world! The staff is incredible, the actor is handsome and talented, the dolls are more lively and artistic than many, very cozy and always a full house both inside and out

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Наталия П.

Level 13 Local Expert

I recommend you to visit! It is advisable to book tickets for performances in advance. The performances are performed in Georgian and Russian with English subtitles. The audience is given headphones with a translation into Russian.

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И.А.

Level 16 Local Expert

An extraordinarily soulful place with its unforgettable atmosphere!! The performances are Master Rezo's masterpiece. The place is a must-visit, although tickets are quite expensive. Minimum 50 in the last row, maximum 70 GEL. Thanks to the theater for preserving the memory of the great Rezo Gabriadze!!

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Наталья С.

Level 15 Local Expert

One of the sights of Tbilisi! The Gabriadze Theater, an angel goes to the bell tower once an hour, and a mini performance takes place twice a day.

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Ann Aristova

Level 18 Local Expert

I don't know about the inside and the performances, but from the outside it's very colorful, beautiful, original, a separate attraction of Tbilisi.

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Ираида

Level 12 Local Expert

I have vivid impressions! We watched the play "You won't see what you've seen anymore" and admired the amazing acting! The theater inspires with its architecture. This is actually a temple of art.

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Ольга Котова

Level 14 Local Expert

A wonderful fabulous fascinating theater! Be sure to visit! Simultaneous translation with a slight accent gives a special atmosphere! I really liked the performance! At some point you forget that these are dolls!

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Ксения П

Level 14 Local Expert

If you haven't been to this theater, you lose a lot! The wonderful atmosphere will amaze both adults and children. We laughed with pleasure, were sad and surprised at the performance of Ramon. I didn't want to leave! A kaleidoscope of emotions! Tickets were bought on chairs in the first row in the corner for 160 GEL. But we didn't mind overpaying, given that all the seats were sold out. I managed to see the director of the theater out of the corner of my eye - Leo Gabriadze (dada! He was playing Kin dza dza)It's a pity that the restaurant at the theater with an unimaginable man-made interior was closed.

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Натузи Аритузи

Level 30 Local Expert

Tbilisi State Puppet Theater named after Rezo Gabriadze Cultural institution in Tbilisi. Located in the historic district The old town, on Shavteli Street, 13. The landmark of the city, a very pleasant place, we could not get into the theater itself, but we walked around the city with great pleasure.

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Svetik_zozh

Level 9 Local Expert

We watched a performance with my daughter at 12 o'clock here, a very nice and beautiful place.Be sure to visit, the architecture is very impressive, located in the old part of the city, can be combined with a walk through the main attractions.

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Дмитрий Румянцев

Level 15 Local Expert

Great performances! Humor, a bit of surrealism, nostalgia, the past, the future... It's very sweet, sad, funny and intimate. I highly recommend it. I think it won't leave anyone indifferent.

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Влада М.

Level 15 Local Expert

A wonderful atmospheric place. A small foyer. A small hall. We bought tickets online - a friend paid with a Georgian card. The performance was in Georgian with simultaneous translation into Russian - headphones were given. If you like a philosophical Georgian view of the world with elements of absurdity and humor, you are welcome here. We watched the Georgian version of the Lady with Camellias. The interior is beautiful!

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Григорий Вайнштейн

Level 22 Local Expert

A great place in old Tbilisi. A very unusual building with a clock on the tower, which strikes every hour with the release of dolls. The street nearby, unlike the whole old town, is very well maintained, it is one of the best tourist destinations. Nearby cafes, art salons, the residence of the Patriarch. The hall in the theater is small and cozy. The performance is in Georgian, there is simultaneous accompaniment in headphones in Russian with the sweetest Georgian accent (it looks like Rezo Gabriadze himself read it). The play about the legacy of the French marshal is a direct continuation of the famous story about the matchmaker Khanuma - it's a firework of humor! This is a must-visit place!

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Софья

Level 9 Local Expert

It turns out that the time on the theater clock is rushing by 5 minutes! That is, the "Cycle of Life" performance on the street was supposed to begin at 12:00 and 19:00 (and eventually began at 11:55 and 18:55)... The first time we arrived was exactly at 19:00, and everyone started to leave... We arrived the second time at 11:55 (we stood waiting in the heat in the time crowd) As a result, the angel left as he should (he leaves at the beginning of every hour and rings the bell), but he walked in and did not ring the bell... Then the cycle of life began, well, it's cool, but under the scorching sun, in a crowd of people, little is clear... Therefore, it's 50/50 whether it's worth going there... Well, you can watch it, the theater itself is beautiful.

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Ирина Никишина

Level 10 Local Expert

It has been a long-standing dream to visit the Rezo Gabriadze Theater. Since the time of the Moscow tour. I couldn't believe that I could get into the theater itself. Turn out. Tickets were bought online, no problem, a few days before the performances. The productions are touching, ironic, and serious. There are not many performances in the repertoire. You need to watch everything. For the atmosphere of the theater, for the magic. And don't forget to get translator headphones from the administrator, the text is mostly in Georgian. And the plays are written in such a way that every line is important

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Лев Горшков

Level 5 Local Expert

A tourist attraction is included twice a day, in the morning and in the evening. It's better to come in advance because there's always a crowd of tourists and it's not okay to see. If you want to record on video, then it's better in the morning while it's light, there's not enough lighting in the evening. The scene doesn't last long, less than five minutes. Is it worth it? If you live nearby, you can take a look, but it's not worth going for the sake of it.

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HelgaRus

Level 7 Local Expert

An incredible place! We visited the play "Ramona" and were delighted! Then we bought tickets for the "Autumn of my Spring". They didn't regret it! When I'm in Tbilisi, I'll definitely come back to this wonderful place.

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Оleg Karden

Level 10 Local Expert

A very interesting and unusual architectural structure. By the way, this tower houses the smallest clock in the world. And the street nearby is full of souvenirs and cafes.

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Ярослав

Level 10 Local Expert

An interesting landmark of Tbilisi, one of the most iconic in the Old City. Very good accessibility, I recommend visiting and watching a small performance festival.

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Тамарика

Level 17 Local Expert

The famous clock tower of the Marionette Theater, founded by director Rezo Gabriadze. The same director who created Mimimo, Kin-dza-dza and many other films. A crowd of tourists gathers at the tower every hour to see the golden-winged angel. And there's also a performance twice a day, but I haven't seen it yet:)

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Tbilisi Marionette Theatre

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