• Shows are in Czech, with a lot of spoken comedy, so kids who don't speak it get the puppetry and songs more than the story
• Each show has its own age, from shows for 1 to 3-year-olds with a grown-up to stories for 8 and up, so check the show page before booking
• Weekend puppetry workshops let kids try the marionettes up close and learn how the puppeteers work

Josef Skupa founded this marionette theater in Plzeň in 1930, the first professional puppet stage in the country. Every show stars the wooden father and son Spejbl and Hurvínek, with Hurvínek's friend Mánička, her grandmother and Žeryk the dog.

Kids watch comedies and musicals, and toddlers get separate shows of their own. Everything is in Czech, so kids who don't speak it follow the puppets more than the jokes.