When the school announces a contest for New Year performances, Bazhena realizes it’s her chance. All her life she dreamed of becoming a theater director—and no one deserves it more. But her candidacy is also put forward by the cold, reclusive Felix.
At stake is a recommendation letter, which will make it many times easier to get into university. She is a confident upstart, obsessed with her dream. He is the offspring of an influential theatrical dynasty. Both want to win—and both… \"don’t fit the format.\"
That’s exactly what the contest organizers say when the heroes send them their scripts. Now, to get even a chance at winning, Bazhena and Felix have only one thing left: unite and stage Ernst Hoffmann’s \"The Nutcracker and the King of Mice\"—together, as co-directors.
Their new partnership will be a lot for them: they can’t quarrel for at least a day, they have to prepare a new script, deal with capricious actors, and… remember what \"a New Year fairy tale\" is.