The dissolute way of life of Mariya Egorova, nicknamed "Magdalene", abruptly ends - her friend, driving her into debt and putting her "on the counter", taking her passport, through a pimp she knows, offers her to work as a prostitute. During the conversation, Mariya breaks the pimp's head, ends up in the police station, from where she escapes. Now bandits and the police are looking for her, and she urgently needs to find money to buy a passport and leave the city with her daughter.

The Thief of Bagdad is as bright as an Eastern robe and as sweet as tahini halva. It soars in dance, immerses itself in music, and dies from laughter. At the time, when work on the play began, no one could have guessed that this charming, captivating trifle, based on a famous Eastern story, would play a significant role in the life of the theatre and its actors.