The Miskolc Wonder Mill Puppet Theater has been operating as the only professional puppet theater in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County in the center of Miskolc for 30 years now.

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2021.  since July  Éva Temesvári runs the Miracle Mill Puppet Theater in Miskolc. The aim of the new leader is for the institution and the company to play a prominent role in the cultural life of the city of Miskolc, for professional success to be achieved and for the puppet theater to be a children's institution offering a program and recreation every day.

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From 2011 , Attila Szabó became the head of the institution, putting his own ideas and his own artistic creed into practice. Under his direction, the puppet theater continued to keep in mind the direction of previous leaders, to create successful seasons and to retain audiences.

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From August 1, 2008 , the company was led by Gábor Tulipán , who, while maintaining successful programs, researched new opportunities and strived for a good relationship.  with the cultural and artistic institutions and groups of the city.

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In 1998 , Erzsébet M. Németh became the director of the company, under whose leadership the profile of the institution was expanded: in 1999, the “Heal the Puppet” therapy was started for young people with intellectual disabilities. During the season, creative craft classes are organized in a puppet playhouse, and in the summer, a puppet show their children's story together. The theater’s Mini Gallery offers an introduction for children, educators, artists and craftsmen.

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Initially, the ensemble wanted to continue the best traditions of the Budapest State Puppet Theater - this was reflected not only in the style of the performances but also in the repertoire: they performed classical pieces mainly for the younger ones, especially with the puppets of Vera Bródy.

In recent years, the professional work of the company has become increasingly diverse in terms of genre and technology. In addition to pieces of classical fairy tale literature, the company also broadcasts a play on Roma legends, a series on European fairy-tale puppet shows (the stories of László Vitéz - Kasperl and Guignol) and tales of Czechoslovak cartoons (Moha and Páfrány). chain.

In addition to the best-known bag or glove puppet in the public consciousness, the band also uses a number of other technical solutions: the so-called from wayang puppets to the puppet to the object game.

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The band has outgrown amateur frames and playgrounds in a few years. As an amateur group of the City Cultural Center, the company received a group operating license issued by the National Philharmonic in 1988, then they were able to continue operating as a professional theater from 1992, at Kossuth Lajos utca, in the building of the former Chamber Theater. they could also set up their own workshop.

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The repertoire has included musical puppet productions since 1994: the puppet pantomime for adults - Mussorgsky In addition to the pictures in an exhibition, the company also plays genre-specific family performances: Mozart's melodies are called The Little Little Night Music, folk music is Dream, a Dream Guess… János Háry is based on the song play of Zoltán Kodály.

The company also regularly participates in festivals: the ensemble has performed at the Bóbita Adult Festival in Pécs, the UNIMA World Meeting in Budapest, the Crafts Festival in Budapest, the Kaláka Folk Festival in Diósgyőr, and the Interlyalka International Festival in Hungary in 2006 and 2007. the company won an audience award. On September 28, 2008, the city of Miskolc successfully presented itself in the Palace of Arts in the Seventh Country Series with The Tales of the Four Copies, which was created in the spirit of the Renaissance.

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