• Shows split by age, with sing-along pieces for ages 2.5 to 5, fairy tales for 4 to 8, and a handful for kids 8 and up
• Live musicians trained at Berlin's Hochschule für Musik play piano, violin, cello or saxophone through almost every show
• Afternoons are for kids, evenings for adults, so check the program for the right age before you pick a date

Puppentheater Berlin has been staging figure theater since 1984 in a small hall by the Luisenkirche, with about 70 seats for afternoon kids' shows. The repertoire mixes hand puppets, marionettes, shadow play and masks, from fairy tales like Hänsel und Gretel to Karneval der Tiere. Almost every show has live music on piano, violin or cello. Shows for the youngest invite kids to sing along; evening shows are for adults.