The tour of the St. Petersburg Akimov Theatre will take place from May 11-16 in Vitebsk

May 4, Vitebsk / Olga Bogacheva - BELTA /. The tour of the N. Akimov St. Petersburg State Academic Comedy Theater will take place from May 11 to 16 in Vitebsk, Svetlana Dashkevich, head of the literary department of the Yanka Kupala National Academic Drama Theater, told a BELTA correspondent. On the stage of the Kolas Theater, Russian guests will present the comedies "The Importance of Being Earnest" by Oscar Wilde and "The Gamblers" based on the play by Nikolai Gogol. The productions feature People's Artist of Russia Svetlana Karpinskaya, who played the lead role in the comedy "A Girl Without an Address," as well as actors Denis Zaitsev, Alexander Korneev, and Olga Berejnaya. "Vitebsk theatergoers are already familiar with the mastery of this wonderful company, as the N. Akimov Theater is visiting us for the first time," noted Svetlana Dashkevich. As part of the tour, Vitebsk residents will have the opportunity to meet with the leading actor of the Akimov Theater, Mikhail Svetin, whose creative evening will take place on May 16. The People's Artist of Russia, holder of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland," fourth class, has starred in almost 100 films, mostly comedies. He won the love and recognition of the public with his bright, sincere acting. Among the most famous films with his participation are "Agony," "Good Luck, Mr. Shooting Star!," "Sorcerers," "The Mechanic Gavrilov's Beloved Woman," "It Cannot Be," "The Golden Car," and "The Twelve Chairs." The plays in which he is involved ("Twelfth Night" and "Blue Sky, and Clouds in It") have been in the theater's repertoire for years and consistently draw full houses. -0-