Mostar Puppet Theatre is the oldest professional puppet theatre in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Founded back in 1952, it exists at the same address to this day. In its rich history it won numerous awards at national and international festivals with guest appearances in 16 countries worldwide.

In the last 10 years alone, the theatre has won 40 major awards. Its repertoire includes classical puppet fairy tales, contemporary puppet texts and plays for children from 5 to 12 years of age. Plays are performed in the air-conditioned and well-equipped conference room of the Theatre, on Sundays at 11 am commercially available, and there are regular series of performances for all Mostar schools.

 

High quality performances are guaranteed to children and to their parents the right to enjoy the superb puppet art.  The names of contributors and artists of the Theatre are the best guarantee that this is one exceptional and professional house.

 

Mostar Puppet Theatre

Braće Ćišića 15, 88000 Mostar

Bosnia and Herzegovina

T: 036 558 450

T/F: 036 552 625

M: 061 741 545

 

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Croatian and local dramas are performed in this new theatre, as well as it being the seat of the Lutkarsko kazalište, the Croatian puppet theatre.

This is Mostar’s largest theatre where the most important performances are held, as well as numerous other cultural events. One of the most popular is the Mostarska Liska, a comedy festival, which takes place between May and April and which well represents Mostar’s spirit and irony. “Liska” is, in fact, a typical slapstick comedy personage of ancient, local tradition. At the end of the show, a jury awards prizes: the “Veliska liska” for the best theatrical performance, and the “Mala Liska” for the best actor.

The house where Svetozar Ćorović was born, the most important Herzegovina novelist who often wrote of life in this region and in Mostar itself in his books, is at 178, Maršala Tita Street, close to the Muyaga Komadina Bridge (or Luka Bridge). It was built in 1874 in an unusual neo-Renaissance style.

Here, the famous Aleksa Santic from Mostar, one of the country’s greatest poets, lived the last years of his life.The building has a room dedicated to his memory with a library containing his precious manuscripts. Mostar also recollects this famous writer by holding poetry reading evenings, the Šantićeve Večeri Poezije, an event much loved by the citizens of Mostar and which has taken place every year for the past twentythree years.