The Augsburger Puppenkiste is a marionette theater in Augsburg, Germany. It is located at the former Heilig-Geist-Spital in the historic center of Augsburg. Since 1948, the "Augsburger Puppenkiste" does theater productions of fairy tales and also serious pieces. It gained nation-wide prominence with its numerous TV productions since 1953 (like Jim Knopf und Urmel).