Buchty a loutky (Cakes and Puppets) is an independent alternative puppet theatre both for children and adults. The theatre was founded in 1991 in a hall of residents in the town of Cheb by fresh graduates from the puppetry department of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. Since then, it has produced 60 theatre premieres for both adults and children, puppet and animated films and music videos, as well as numerous one-off projects in the fields of experimental theatre, music, visual arts, film, and their intersections. Currently, Buchty a loutky (Cakes and Puppets) perform at Studio at Švandovo Theatre in Smíchov in Prague, where they also have a small base, although they remain constantly on tour. They give around 250 performances per year across the Czech Republic and abroad.
