"At Arkhangelsk city, at the ship's haven, at the lodge's refuge, during the dacha years, Agrafena Ivanovna, the widow, was honestly selling bread."
So begins the tale of the remarkable writer Boris Shergin, whose melodious, original language can not be confused with any other. Born in Arkhangelsk, in the family of seamen and boatmen, he collected and performed folk tales, epics and songs, and then he himself began to compose stories, preserving the color and melody of the northern speech in them. To the majority of spectators Shergin is known as the author of the fairy tale "The Magic Ring", which became the basis for a beautiful cartoon.
"Vanya Danish" - another gem in the collection of pomor stories of the author. This is the parable of the prodigal son, who escaped from his mother in the sea, towards adventure. Many times he walked around the world, became a real sailor and even got a family in foreign Denmark. But the romance of distant wanderings could not drown in the soul of our Vanya the call of his native home and mother's love.
The premiere is produced by the director Natalia Lebedeva, who already staged in our theater performances "Golden Fleece", "Dwarf Nose" and "Canterville Ghost". And the scenography and dolls are created by the main artist of the theater, laureate of "Golden Mask" Victor Platonov. And this is his first work on the big stage of the Shadow Theater.
The new performance will not be similar to the previous productions of the theater. It will break out of the two-dimensional plane of the shadow screen and take up the entire space of the scene. There will be shadows, dolls, and a lot of acting. The leading actors are the leading artists of the troupe Viktor Skryabin and Larisa Volkova.
