https://www.zkl.hr en © 2026 Zagreb Puppet Theatre webmaster@zkl.hr (ZKL.hr) info@amagdic.com (Antonio Magdic) Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:29:47 +0200 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:29:47 +0200 15 https://www.zkl.hr/images/logo-rss.png https://www.zkl.hr 112 112 https://www.zkl.hr/en/311/The+Blue+Hedgehog https://www.zkl.hr/en/311/The+Blue+Hedgehog „The Blue Hedgehog" show is intended for children of preschool and school age. Through the story of a squirrel engrossed in a game, for whom a virtual hedgehog becomes more important than real friends, children learn... Sat, 19 Oct 2024 15:40:00 +0200 https://www.zkl.hr/en/306/The+Three+Musketeers https://www.zkl.hr/en/306/The+Three+Musketeers Exactly 180 years have passed since the publication of the popular novel by Alexandre Dumas about four brave members of the King's Guard. Mon, 27 May 2024 13:14:00 +0200 https://www.zkl.hr/en/305/Heidi https://www.zkl.hr/en/305/Heidi After first years spent with her grandfather in the idyllic Swiss Alps, little Heidi goes to Frankfurt to live with a rich family and to keep the little girl Klara company, because Klara is tied to a wheelchair. Mon, 27 May 2024 12:54:00 +0200 https://www.zkl.hr/en/304/Peter+Pan https://www.zkl.hr/en/304/Peter+Pan "All children have to grow up. All but one". That is a famous sentence with which J. M. Barrie introduces us to a very special boy - Peter Pan. Mon, 27 May 2024 12:35:00 +0200 https://www.zkl.hr/en/303/%C4%90uro+in+the+kindergarten+adventure https://www.zkl.hr/en/303/%C4%90uro+in+the+kindergarten+adventure We present to you the new adventure of the now famous bear Đuro. Mon, 27 May 2024 12:14:00 +0200 https://www.zkl.hr/en/302/Aesop%27s+collage https://www.zkl.hr/en/302/Aesop%27s+collage Aesop's fables are as relevant today as they were two and a half millennia ago, because they speak about eternal human virtues and flaws wrapped, of course, in animal clothing. Mon, 27 May 2024 11:54:00 +0200 https://www.zkl.hr/en/301/Doctor+Dolittle https://www.zkl.hr/en/301/Doctor+Dolittle There was once a doctor who was taught by his parrot to understand and speak the language of animals. Mon, 27 May 2024 10:59:00 +0200 https://www.zkl.hr/en/300/Ero+the+Joker https://www.zkl.hr/en/300/Ero+the+Joker The main character of the opera is Mića, a young man from a wealthy rural family. While looking for a girl he could marry, he follows his mother’s advice and pretends to be a poor man. Mon, 27 May 2024 10:40:00 +0200 https://www.zkl.hr/en/265/The+Cobbler+and+the+Devil https://www.zkl.hr/en/265/The+Cobbler+and+the+Devil The folktale about the outwitted devil is common in many countries and the great Croatian 19th-century author, August Šenoa, rewrote is as a tale in verse about a Cobbler who cannot feed his children even though he works day and night... Mon, 07 Nov 2022 12:53:00 +0100 https://www.zkl.hr/en/261/The+Midsummer%27s+Night+Dream https://www.zkl.hr/en/261/The+Midsummer%27s+Night+Dream The Midsummer’s Night Dream is just as intriguing as it was four hundred years ago when it was written. A group of Athenian tradesmen go into the woods to rehearse a play for the king and queen... Thu, 06 Oct 2022 11:25:00 +0200 https://www.zkl.hr/en/259/The+Sleeping+Beauty https://www.zkl.hr/en/259/The+Sleeping+Beauty The plot of this traditional tale is well known and faithfully preserved in this adaptation. After a long wait, the king and the queen finally get a child. Sat, 01 Oct 2022 07:07:00 +0200 https://www.zkl.hr/en/258/Three+Little+Pigs https://www.zkl.hr/en/258/Three+Little+Pigs The need for safety is one of the basic needs of every child. While they are small, their parents keep them from harm within the four walls of their home. But what happens when the time comes for them to create their own home? Thu, 29 Sep 2022 14:33:00 +0200 https://www.zkl.hr/en/257/Little+Bear+%C4%90uro+Refuses+to+Sleep https://www.zkl.hr/en/257/Little+Bear+%C4%90uro+Refuses+to+Sleep „Read me our picture book once more! Find my favorite toy! Turn on my night-light! Do not close the door!“ Thu, 29 Sep 2022 14:13:00 +0200 https://www.zkl.hr/en/240/Snow+White https://www.zkl.hr/en/240/Snow+White In this traditional production of a famous fairytale, the king is old and his kingdom is in financial difficulties. He therefore decides to marry a foreign lady, who will prove to be an envious and wicked witch. Mon, 07 Dec 2020 16:13:00 +0100 https://www.zkl.hr/en/239/The+Wolf+and+the+Seven+Kids https://www.zkl.hr/en/239/The+Wolf+and+the+Seven+Kids For two centuries, the famous story about the seven kids and one big bad wolf served to remind children that their safety depended on their obedience to parents. Mon, 07 Dec 2020 16:00:00 +0100 https://www.zkl.hr/en/219/A+dancing+gown+for+a+little+dandelion https://www.zkl.hr/en/219/A+dancing+gown+for+a+little+dandelion This is a story about a little dandelion, who spends his days making music with his friends in a back-alley. The young Dandelion grows restless and wishes to become a star by winning a Grand Flower Show... Wed, 29 Jan 2020 09:39:00 +0100 https://www.zkl.hr/en/209/Little+Bear+%C4%90uro+at+the+dentist%27s https://www.zkl.hr/en/209/Little+Bear+%C4%90uro+at+the+dentist%27s Little Bear Đuro would like to sing in the forest with his friends, but something terrible happens - he cannot sing because his teeth hurt! Wed, 25 Sep 2019 08:23:00 +0200 https://www.zkl.hr/en/195/Bubamarac%2C+the+lovesick+bug https://www.zkl.hr/en/195/Bubamarac%2C+the+lovesick+bug Many generations of children have grown up with charming song about a little male ladybug which tries to find his mate. This theatrical version brings a modern twist to this lovesick bug's adventure. Fri, 26 Apr 2019 12:01:00 +0200 https://www.zkl.hr/en/186/Puss+in+Boots https://www.zkl.hr/en/186/Puss+in+Boots The youngest of three sons inherits a cat. Although devastated by the loss of his beloved father and the family home, the young lad accepts his fourlegged inheritance that needs to be fed. Wed, 28 Nov 2018 10:12:00 +0100 https://www.zkl.hr/en/169/Pinocchio https://www.zkl.hr/en/169/Pinocchio Pinocchio is neither a real boy, nor is he an ordinary puppet. When the Blue Fairy grants the wooden puppet life, an adventure begins for Gepetto and Pinocchio, in course of which Gepetto will have to learn what it means to be a father and Pinocchio Thu, 08 Nov 2018 09:38:00 +0100 https://www.zkl.hr/en/108/Zagreb+Time-travellers https://www.zkl.hr/en/108/Zagreb+Time-travellers Two children turn on a time-machine exhibited in the Zagreb Technical Museum to go back in time, before the history exam they failed. The machine takes them all the way to the first inhabitants of the Zagreb area (the Cro-Magnons) ... Wed, 18 Apr 2018 07:59:00 +0200 https://www.zkl.hr/en/105/Who+made+Videk%27s+Shirt https://www.zkl.hr/en/105/Who+made+Videk%27s+Shirt Fran Levstik is one of the most famous Slovenian authors of the 19th century. This is a story of Videk, the youngest boy in the family of seven children, who inherited an almost unwearable shirt, worn out by his older siblings. Thu, 12 Apr 2018 10:55:00 +0200 https://www.zkl.hr/en/103/Ugly+Duckling https://www.zkl.hr/en/103/Ugly+Duckling The famous Andersen’s tale of an Ugly Duckling teaches us not to judge people by their looks and to accept that others can be different. Wed, 11 Apr 2018 09:04:00 +0200 https://www.zkl.hr/en/101/A+letter+from+Greentown https://www.zkl.hr/en/101/A+letter+from+Greentown This rhymed story describes and idyllic forest animal community, whose stream is threatened by the waste pouring from the irresponsible city. Wed, 11 Apr 2018 08:21:00 +0200 https://www.zkl.hr/en/100/Cinderella https://www.zkl.hr/en/100/Cinderella Cinderella is one of the most famous stories in the world and has over 300 literary and folk-variants. Tue, 10 Apr 2018 11:46:00 +0200 https://www.zkl.hr/en/99/Thumbelina https://www.zkl.hr/en/99/Thumbelina Thumbelina, a little thumb-sized girl, who cannot find her home neither with the ugly frogs nor with the dutiful mouse or the stern mole, who lives underground despising the sun, the birds and all other things that enjoy life. Tue, 10 Apr 2018 10:12:00 +0200 https://www.zkl.hr/en/98/Cat+the+Slipper+Cobbler https://www.zkl.hr/en/98/Cat+the+Slipper+Cobbler Children all like to play, but discipline is not so much fun. Children in this famous tale constantly fail to take care of their slippers and even tend to go barefoot. Tue, 10 Apr 2018 09:58:00 +0200 https://www.zkl.hr/en/97/Hedgehog%60s+home https://www.zkl.hr/en/97/Hedgehog%60s+home The Hedgehog is invited by the Fox for dinner, but refuses to stay the night because he prefers his humble home to her luxurious household. Tue, 10 Apr 2018 09:35:00 +0200 https://www.zkl.hr/en/95/Hansel+and+Gretel https://www.zkl.hr/en/95/Hansel+and+Gretel Many interpreters have tried to explain the appeal of this ancient tale for youngest children, who are always thrilled to encounter the edible house and see the wicked witch punished. Mon, 09 Apr 2018 10:46:00 +0200 https://www.zkl.hr/en/90/The+Magic+Flute https://www.zkl.hr/en/90/The+Magic+Flute Ten extraordinary musicians and ten top-notch puppeteers joined efforts to recreate the epic battle between Sarastro and the Queen of the Night. Our production of the Mozart’s well-known and loved opera “The Magic Flute” combines puppetry, ... Fri, 06 Apr 2018 09:27:00 +0200