Merlin Children's and Youth Theatre
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Teatrul pentru Copii și Tineret „Merlin” | |
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| Formation | 30 April 1949 |
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| Type | Theatre group |
| Purpose | Children's theatre |
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| Coordinates | 45°44′45″N 21°12′42″E / 45.7457802°N 21.2117982°E |
Artistic director | Laurențiu Pleșa |
| Website | www |
The Merlin Children's and Youth Theatre (Romanian: Teatrul pentru Copii și Tineret „Merlin”) is a children's and puppet theatre in Timișoara, Romania. It is housed in the János Kassay Palace, a building in an eclectic historicist neo-baroque style completed in 1898.
Merlin currently has various shows in its repertoire, such as The Bear Tricked by the Fox, The Little Match Girl, Snow White, The Snow Queen, The Goat and Her Three Kids, Sleeping Beauty, but also Serbian-language performances and shows for young people, such as The Red Shoes and Prince Charming of the Tear.[1] Merlin organizes over 200 shows annually, watched by about 20,000 spectators.[2]
The Merlin theatre hosts two international festivals: the International Animation Festival "Under Merlin's Wand" and the "One Day Festival."
