Estonian Theatre for Young Audiences, formerly ''Estonian State Puppet Theatre, Estonian Puppet and Youth Theatre and NUKU'') is an
Estonia
Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...
n theatre located in
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Estonia, most populous city of Estonia. Situated on a Tallinn Bay, bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, it has a population of (as of 2025) and ...
. The institution focuses on
visual theatre and theatre for the young viewer. It is currently the only professional puppet and visual theatre in Estonia.
The theatre was founded in 1952 by
Ferdinand Veike and has been directed by Leino Rei since 2024.
The theatre building is also home to a puppetry museum.
[https://noorsooteater.ee/en/museum/about]
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Theatres in Estonia
Theatres in Tallinn
Culture in Tallinn
Puppet theaters
Puppetry in Estonia
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