Belarussian theater Lyalka, Puppet theater in Vitebsk, Belarus.

Belarussian Theater Lyalka is a puppet theater in Vitebsk that stages performances using hand-controlled and mechanized figures. The venue contains a main performance hall and foyer space arranged to accommodate family audiences.

The troupe began in 1985 as a puppet group at the Yakub Kolas drama theater; its first show, "Dzied i Zhorau" by Vital Volski, was played on 20 April 1986, a date still celebrated as the theater's birthday. In 1990 it became a separate theater with its own building at 2 Pushkina Street, a classicist former private house. In 2000 it was named Honored Collective of the Republic of Belarus.

The puppet performances here draw from Belarusian storytelling traditions and show how narratives come to life through the movements of figures on stage. Visitors watch as folk themes and children's stories are brought to the stage using this particular art form.

Visitors should arrive with time to spare since seating choices vary by location in the hall. The venue is straightforward to navigate and the foyer provides comfortable spaces to wait or gather before and after shows.

The foyer holds a changing museum of puppets and stage elements from past productions, including marionettes, tabletop, glove and rod puppets. Artist Alexander Sidorov built the mechanical theater and a batleika, made in 1996 after an authentic 18th-century Mogilev batleika.