Theatre of Ukraine

generation of Ukrainian writers and artists executed or repressed under Stalinism

one of forms of fine arts in Ukraine

play by Lesya Ukrainka

thumb|Drawing of a Ukrainian vertep box from Sokyryntsi, 18th century thumb|Mezhyhirya vertep, 1923 In Ukrainian culture, vertep (, from ) is a portable puppet theatre and drama, which presents the nativity scene, other mystery plays, as well as secular plots with satirical and comical elements. The original meaning of the word is "secret place", "cave", "den", referring to the cave where Christ was born, i.e., the Bethlehem Cave. Vertep first appeared in the second half of the 16th century under the influence of Western European traditions, which spread to Ukrainian lands, then part of the Po

first Ukrainian professional theatre (1864–1924)

first professional theatre in Ukraine

thumb|Anniversary evening on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of Boo-Ba-Boo. From left to right: Ivan Malkovych, [[Yuri Andrukhovych, and Oleksandr Irvanets. Photographed in 2025, Kyiv]] Bu-Ba-Bu () is a literary performance group founded on April 17, 1985 in Lviv by three Ukrainian writers Yurii Andrukhovych, Viktor Neborak, and Oleksandr Irvanets. The group's three syllables stand for "burlesque, balagan, and buffonada". The idea behind the group's formation was in order to present a carnival like interpretation of events in Ukraine.