 At some point Rezo Gabriadze frustrated with lack of intellectual freedom in the Soviet Union, turned to puppet theatre as an overlooked way to tell his dramatic stories and in 1981 founded and till present heads the Marionette Theatre based in Tbilisi.From the very first performance the audience gave its heart to the theatre.His productions "Alfred and Violete", "The Autumn of our Springtime", "Ramona" and "The Battle of Stalingrad" brought the theatre recognition of international audiences and critics alike.