The 11 Best Theatre Shows in Hanoi

1.Skip the Line: Thang Long Water Puppet Theater Entrance Tickets

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 414 reviews · from $8Our pick

Book a standard, deluxe, or VIP seat at Hanoi’s Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre. You’ll watch Vietnamese stories performed on water with live music and singing. The show lasts about an hour, and prebooking can help when the theatre’s own ticket booth is sold out.

“Sounds quirky but very good musicians and traditional production worth the visit, I loved the performers bow at the end - so proud to perform 😁🙏”

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2.Skip the Line: Thang Long Water Puppet Theater Entrance Tickets

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 386 reviews · from $7Best value

Spend about an hour at Hanoi’s Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre, where puppets glide across water to live Vietnamese music and storytelling. Choose a showtime and seating tier, then redeem your voucher at 57B Đinh Tiên Hoàng near Hoan Kiem Lake. Bring patience, as seat assignments and ticket pickup can vary.

“Fantastic show highly recommend . Very talented artists and musicians. Seamless booking and entry to venue”

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3.Thang Long Water Puppet Theater Tickets

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 251 reviews · from $7

Spend about 50 minutes watching Vietnamese water puppetry, live music, folk tales, and scenes of rural life at Hanoi’s Thang Long Water Puppet Theater. Choose a show time and seating option, then collect your ticket at 57B Đinh Tiên Hoàng near Hoan Kiem Lake.

“So glad we booked this sbiw. It was amazing. What skilled puppeteers they are and very entertaining. We didn't have the English audio which was fine but perhaps would have made it even more enjoyable we had.”

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4.Skip the Line: Thang Long Water Puppet Theater Entrance Tickets

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 224 reviews · from $8

Book a roughly one-hour performance at Hanoi’s Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre. You’ll watch traditional Vietnamese water puppetry built around legends and rural life. Select a showtime, arrive at least 15 minutes early, and enjoy a simple, culture-focused evening near Hoan Kiem Lake.

“Link to the downtown. Economy and save time. It is very convenience and effective way to get into the downtown of the Bangkok.”

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5.Skip the Line: Thang Long Water Puppet Theater Entrance Tickets

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 53 reviews · from $7

Book a standard, deluxe, or VIP seat for Hanoi’s Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre. You’ll watch puppets act out stories on water with live music and narration, then finish at the same Old Quarter theater after about one hour.

“We purchased 2 VIP tickets, which were “confirmed”. Showed up almost an hour before the show started and they said they were sold out and that the tickets we paid for were not actually available.”

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6.Skip the Line: Thang Long Water Puppet Theater Entrance Tickets

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 16 reviews · from $9

Book a standard, deluxe, or VIP seat at Hanoi’s Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre. Arrive 15 minutes early, collect your admission, and watch legends and daily life unfold on water with music and storytelling. The show lasts about an hour and ends where it begins.

“The performance itself was excellent. We were in line at the ticket window when instructed but did not receive the tickets by the time the performance started. Though we paid premium price our seating was at the edge and not very good to see the full performance.”

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7.Thang Long Water Puppet Theater Entrance Tickets

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 15 reviews · from $8

At Hanoi’s Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre, you’ll watch intricately carved puppets act on a pool of water while musicians perform live. The one-hour show presents a rural Vietnamese art form tied to local legends and spiritual life. Choose from two evening performance times and redeem your ticket at 57B Đinh Tiên Hoàng.

“Water puppets are form of art unique to Vietnam. The puppetry is entertaining even if you can't understand the language, and the live music is amazing. I recommend catching a show at least once if you ever have the chance.”

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8.Skip the Line: Thang Long Water Puppet Theater Entrance Tickets

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 11 reviews · from $9

Book a one-hour Thang Long Water Puppet show in Hanoi’s Old Quarter, with standard, deluxe, or VIP first-class seating. Arrive 15 minutes early at 57B Đinh Tiên Hoàng, take your reserved place, and watch musicians and puppeteers bring Vietnamese legends and village life to the water.

“A colourful, entertaining professional show. We bought the first class seats and got to sit front and centre. The traditional music added to the atmosphere. The puppets and their master did a wonderful job at entertaining and delighting the audience. Would recommend taking the time to support this memorable local event in Hanoi.”

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9.Thang Long Water Puppet Theater Tickets

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 8 reviews · from $7

You’ll watch a one-hour Vietnamese water puppet performance at Thang Long Water Puppet Theater in Hanoi’s Old Quarter. Choose standard, deluxe, or VIP first-class seating, select a showtime, and arrive at least 15 minutes early for legends, daily life, music, lights, and puppetry performed on water.

“Students are maintaining.They need to grow their behaviour with tourist.They asked me come out for their calculation of people versus tickets. It was irritating”

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10.Skip the line: Thang Long Water Puppet Theater Entrance Tickets

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 5 reviews · from $7

Book a 55-minute water puppet performance at Hanoi’s Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre, with standard, deluxe, or VIP first-class seating. Priority entry helps you avoid the ticket queue, while the theater’s Old Quarter location makes it easy to pair with Hoan Kiem Lake.

“The local box office sells the same ticket (standard class) for approximately 50% of the Viator cost. Well, but you do save the time to queue for tickets at the box-office, on the day I went the queueing of the box-office took roughly 10 minutes.”

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11.Thang Long Water Puppet Theater Tickets

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 2 reviews · from $7

Meet at Hanoi’s Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre for a private performance of Vietnamese water puppetry. Lacquered figures move across a waist-deep pool as live musicians provide the score and special effects add comic drama. Choose from four daily start times. The show lasts about 45 to 55 minutes.

“VIP Skip the Line tickets booked and paid through Viator. When we arrived half an hour before show started we’re told those seats were not available. We were given cheaper seats and promised a credit for the cost difference. 4 days have passed and no credit received. Viator assistance would be appreciated .”

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