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Satire Theatre to Hold Nov. 26 Farewell for Valentina Sharykina, 85

The company confirmed her death, highlighting a career spanning more than 70 roles.

Overview

  • The farewell will take place on November 26 in the foyer of Moscow’s Satire Theatre, according to the theatre’s press service.
  • The theatre announced via its Telegram channel that Valentina Sharykina died at age 85 on November 24.
  • Sharykina was a Honored Artist of Russia who spent her professional life at the Satire Theatre.
  • She joined the troupe in 1962 after graduating from the Shchukin School, accepted by director Valentin Pluchek, and her performances entered the theatre’s Golden Fund.
  • Known widely for the role of pani Zosia in Kabachok 13 stulev, she was remembered by colleagues as loyal and generous, and the theatre offered condolences while not disclosing a cause of death.