Belarusian State Puppet Theatre was established in 1938. The activity of the theater started in the Belarusian city of Gomel. First in his repertoire are children's plays. The first performances were shown "wave of the wand" Elizabeth Tarahovskoy and "Santa and Crane" Vitaly Volsky. They brought puppet theater a great success and fame.

In 1950, the Puppet Theatre moved to Minsk in a new building on Engels Street, Building 20, built specifically for the needs of the puppet theater. Hall of the Belarusian State Puppet Theatre adapted for young viewers, but it is also suitable for adults.

In 1956, the theater comes Anatoly Lelyavsky in 1957 - Leonid Bykov. With the advent of a new era of creativity of the theater. This creative tandem has offered an innovative approach to the plays. The Belarusian Puppet Theater, in addition to children's repertoire began to stage performances for adults. The repertoire were works of famous Belarusian classics Yakub Kolas, Yanka Kupala, as well as performances of the works of the world classical literature of William Shakespeare, Vladimir Mayakovsky, Carlo Gozzi, Mikhail Bulgakov.

The puppet theater is increasingly live actors come on stage, becoming actors, along with the dolls.

In 2008, the Belarusian State Puppet Theatre has been awarded high government awards. He was awarded the title "Honored Collective of the Republic of Belarus."

The Belarusian Puppet Theater is in constant creative search. He toured the world, participating in festivals and is well known in the European countries. So, in 2012, the play "Why do people grow old," was shown at the festival "Golden Mask".