Ganja State Puppet Theatre, Puppet theater in Ganja, Azerbaijan.

Ganja State Puppet Theatre is a performance venue in Ganja that specializes in puppet-based theatrical arts. The building contains a main performance hall, lobby area, and support spaces designed for productions and educational activities.

The building was originally constructed in 1902 as a Russian Orthodox church honoring Saints Cyril and Methodius. It underwent conversion to a puppet theater in 1986 and has served this cultural function since.

The repertoire draws on Azerbaijani writers alongside works from other nations, and the company has represented Azerbaijan at international puppet festivals in Almaty (1994), Kutaisi (1996), Izmir (1999, 2001, 2003), Baku (2000, 2008), Bursa (2001), Torgovishche (2005) and Ivano-Frankivsk (2005). It stages about 250 performances a year and prepares four new productions annually.

The theatre stands at Ahmad Jamil Street 105, in the building of the former Russian Orthodox church with onion domes. It occupies 650 m²: one hall, one lobby and 15 rooms. Around 250 performances are staged each year, with about four new productions prepared annually, so it is worth checking the repertoire before a visit.

The onion domes that mark the building are the clearest surviving sign of its church past, since baked brick forms the main construction material. The theatre occupies 650 m² on Ahmad Jamil Street, with one hall, a lobby and 15 rooms. It is listed among Christian religious monuments, although no document confirms the claim that German colonists used the church before the early 1940s.