Kiev academical puppet show theatre is one of two Marionette theatres operating in Kiev. In October, 1927 at Kiev Children's Theatre named after I.Franko (Theatre of Young Spectator in Lipki), the first Puppet show theatre of Ukraine was opened. Initiators of Puppet show theatre creation were I.S.Deyeva and People’s Artist of Ukraine O.I.Solomarsky. In 1937 at 1st All-USSR Marionette Theaters festival, Jewish branch of Kiev puppet show theatre took first place.

Today its repertoire contains such performances as: Decameron, Wood song, Dock worker and the King, Divine comedy, Masha and the bear, Secret of Queen of roads, Gentleman Kotsky, Puss in Boots, Cinderella, Thumbelina, Ugly duckling and others.