Directors Maxim Didenko, Nikolay Dreyden

Premiere took place on 21 May 2011

CREATIVE TEAM

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Author of the script Konstantin Fyodorov

Artistic Director Viktoria Bogdanova

CAST

Daria Rumyantseva
Alexey Morozov
Oleg Ryazantsev

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NOMINATIONS

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St. Petersburg Highest Theatrical Award “Golden Soffit” 2010-2011.

The play is based on the novel of the same name by Alexander Kuprin.

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The young writer Ivan travels to Polesia in search of a story. Lost in the woods, he stumbles on the house of old Manuilikha and her granddaughter Olesya, whom the village has cast out as witches. Olesya can charm wounds, tell the future, and read cards. The two fall in love, but their love is doomed—Olesya has seen it in the cards…