Ordinary Miracle

Two fairy tale plays by Yevgeny Schwartz – “Ordinary Miracle” (1954) and “Shadow” (1940) – under one cover. The director of the Leningrad Comedy Theatre N. P. Akimov wrote: “Yevgeny Schwartz's plays have the same fate as flowers, the sea surf, and other gifts of nature: they are loved by all, regardless of age.”

Schwartz's works astonishingly combine humor and seriousness. The playwright addresses timeless moral problems: fidelity and nobility, strength of spirit, honor – and the preservation of humanity under any circumstances.