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LALKA Puppet and Actor Theater

1 plac Defilad
00-901 Warszawa
Things to doTheaters & Concerts
1 plac Defilad
00-901 Warszawa
(+48) 22 620 49 60
sekretariat@teatrlalka.pl
www.teatrlalka.waw.pl
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What is available in English?

  • The Theater website is only in Polish: www.teatrlalka.waw.pl
  • The Theater staff speaks some English
  • All plays are in Polish

How to get there?

  • The Theater is located in the city center in the Palace of Culture and Science (Pałac Kultury i Nauki), entrance from Świętokrzyska Street, left section of the building
  • By car: you can use the huge parking lot surrounding the Palace of Culture and Science. The Parking is available 24 hours a day including weekends and public holidays. There are 4 entrances where you collect a ticket: 2 entrances from Emilii Plater Street and 2 from Marszałkowska Street. When you are ready to leave, before returning to your car, pay the parking fee in one of 10 pay stations (CASH only!). There are 7 exits (2 toward Marszałkowska Street and 5 toward Emilii Plater Street)
    • The parking lot fees: first hour 5 PLN, second hour 4 PLN, each next hour 3 PLN
  • By public transport:
    • By metro (M1 or M2): Centrum stop or Świętokrzyska stop

Tickets:

  • Regular ticket: 35 PLN, online ticket: 38 PLN (no reduced tickets available)
  • You can pay with cards in the ticket office
  • You can buy online tickets, however, the Theater website interface is available only in Polish: http://bilety.teatrlalka.pl/rezerwacja/terminy.html
  • You can buy online tickets at ebilet.pl, which has some basic English translation: https://www.ebilet.pl/en/organizatorzy/teatr-lalka/

Where to have lunch or coffee?

  • In the Theatre, there is a café and bookstore: Tarabuk, where you can have dessert or light lunch. Opening hours:
    • Tuesday – Friday: 10 am – 2 pm
    • Weekends: 11 am – 7 pm
  • In the Palace of Culture and Science:
    • Cafe Kulturalna (http://www.kulturalna.pl/kuchnia.php) restaurant and club is located in the Teatr Dramatyczny (Drama Theatre) foyer, entrance from Marszałkowska Street (left wing of the Palace). It’s a unique opportunity to have a nice meal (food is quite good plus large selection of vegetarian dishes) in one of the rooms of the Palace of Culture
    • Bar Studio (https://www.facebook.com/barstudio.warszawa/) is located in the Teatr Studio foyer, entrance from Marszałkowska Street (right wing of the Palace). It hosts cultural events. The Bar serves breakfast, lunch, and drinks
    • Bistro Trojka (http://www.bistrotrojka.pl/) is located in the main hall of the Palace (entrance from Marszałkowska Street), it serves Polish cuisine
    • Kawiarnia Kinoteka (http://www.kinoteka.pl/kawiarnia) is a café located in Kinoteka movie theater (entrance from Jerozolimskie Street). It serves drinks, desserts, sandwiches
    • SO! Coffee (http://www.socoffee.pl/) is a coffee place located on the 30th floor of the Palace

Other relevant information:

  • The Theater repertoire includes among others: The Red Riding Hood (Czerwony Kapturek), The Tinderbox (Krzesiwo)by Hans Christian Andersen, The Wonderful Adventures of Nils (Cudowna Podróż) by Selma Lagerlof, Anna – The Ugly Duckling (Anna – Brzydkie Kaczątko) based on Hans Christian Andersen

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Teatr Lalka, Lalka Theater, Puppet Theater, Warsaw, entrance
Teatr Lalka, Lalka Theater, Puppet Theater, Warsaw
Teatr Lalka, Lalka Theater, Puppet Theater, Warsaw
Teatr Lalka, Lalka Theater, Puppet Theater, Warsaw
Teatr Lalka, Lalka Theater, Puppet Theater, Warsaw
Teatr Lalka, Lalka Theater, Puppet Theater, Warsaw
Teatr Lalka, Lalka Theater, Puppet Theater, Warsaw, Tarabuk cafe
Teatr Lalka, Lalka Theater, Puppet Theater, Warsaw, Tarabuk cafe and bookstore
Teatr Lalka, Lalka Theater, Puppet Theater, Warsaw, Tarabuk cafe and bookstore
Teatr Lalka, Lalka Theater, Puppet Theater, Warsaw, entrance
Teatr Lalka, Lalka Theater, Puppet Theater, Warsaw
Teatr Lalka, Lalka Theater, Puppet Theater, Warsaw
Teatr Lalka, Lalka Theater, Puppet Theater, Warsaw
Teatr Lalka, Lalka Theater, Puppet Theater, Warsaw
Teatr Lalka, Lalka Theater, Puppet Theater, Warsaw
Teatr Lalka, Lalka Theater, Puppet Theater, Warsaw, Tarabuk cafe
Teatr Lalka, Lalka Theater, Puppet Theater, Warsaw, Tarabuk cafe and bookstore
Teatr Lalka, Lalka Theater, Puppet Theater, Warsaw, Tarabuk cafe and bookstore

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