Anya Chipovskaya

Moscow Art Theater Chekhov announced the debut of Anya Chipovskaya in the role of Roxanne in the play “Cyrano de Bergerac”. Paulina Andreeva plays the same role in a different composition. Chipovskaya announced in May that she was leaving the Tabakov Theater, where she spent 15 years. As the media suggested, the actress could not get along with Vladimir Mashkov, who has been heading the theater since 2018. Since the beginning of the SVO, Mashkov supported the actions of the Russian authorities, while Chipovskaya issued notes criticizing the special operation. Indirectly, this was also hinted at by the fact that in her article about leaving the Tabakov Theater, the actress thanked her colleagues, but did not mention the name of the artistic director.

The telegraph channel “Tatler Hero” has already commented on the news about the transition of the actress to the Moscow Art Theater, noting that she “escaped from the artistic director Vladimir Mashkov and his vulgar ideas about patriotism” and “without anger.” “. “It is funny that in better times Anna was not taken to the troupe of the Moscow Art Theater. And now she’s finally playing with Paulina Andreeva. So, a beautiful girl and a mediocre actress will replace a very beautiful girl and a mediocre actress, “They write on the channel.

Konstantin Khabensky became the artistic director of the Moscow Art Theater. Chekhov last autumn. In early September 2022, it was announced that the theater would cancel a number of previously announced productions for the new season due to the ongoing military special operation.