Florica Ichim

Florica Ichim (27 November 1938 – 27 February 2022) was a Romanian theatre critic known for her work on documenting and archiving Romanian theatrical history.

Early life and education Ichim was born in Bucharest. As a child, her father was a political prisoner, which prevented her from accessing many educational and employment opportunities. However, she was able to ultimately study philology at the I. L. Caragiale Institute of Film and Theatre Arts, graduating in 1968.

Career After graduating, Ichim worked as a journalist for various Romanian magazines, including Contemporanul and România Literară, primarily writing about film and theatre.

Death Ichim died on 27 February 2022 at the age of 83. Following her death, tributes were paid to her, including by the Cluj-Napoca National Theatre, who praised her as the "great lady of Romanian theatre" for her support and preservation of Romania's cultural history, and the Hungarian Theatre of Cluj, who described Ichim as a "trusted friend" of Hungarian Romanian theatre.