The play is based on a play by the famous French playwright Eugene Scribe, written by him in 1840. The play has a huge stage history and has been staged in many theaters around the world. The first production in Russia was staged on the stage of the Maly Theater with the participation of the great artists of the renowned troupe. The plot of the play is based on real historical events, but masterfully reworked into a witty, graceful comedy. Scribe is a playwright who masterfully builds dramatic intrigue, composes sparkling dialogues, original characters.
The play "Glass of Water" is a classic comedy that has remained relevant for a century and a half. Political intrigues wittily coexist with love ones, dashingly intertwine, become dependent on each other. And as a result of the fate of the countries captured by the war, three ladies, carried away by a young handsome officer, decide. Rather, the jealousy of one, the cunning of the other and the sincere love of the third.
