Cinderella: Plays

The amazing theatrical storyteller Eugene Lvovich Schwartz (1896-1958) was familiar with the poetics of the avant-garde, and with artistic search for Oberetov, but Hans Christian Andersen became the main creative mentor for him. Through all the works of the playwright, there is a cheerful belief of the Andersen boy who saw the king without pants: "... and he is naked!" But not only stupid, funny and ridiculous kings became the heroes of his plays. There are dragons there, insidious ministers, and sinister shadows who left their owners. With ease of borrowing the wandering stories of the Great Tales of the past, Schwartz said the truth and about the cruel tyrants of his century. Of course, his fairy tales are written not only for children - not only and not so much. The famous director and companion of Schwartz Nikolay Akimov said this: At Schwartz"s plays, in what the theater they are set, the same fate, like flowers, sea surf and other gifts of nature: they love everything, regardless of age ". The book included the plays "Ordinary Miracle" and "Dragon", as well as Cinderella Cindico