Overview
Madame Ranevskaya is a spoiled, aging aristocratic lady who returns from a trip to Paris to face the loss of her magnificent Cherry Orchard estate after a default on the mortgage. In denial, she continues living in the past, deluding herself and her family, while the beautiful cherry trees are being axed down by the re-possessor Lopakhin, her former serf, who has his own agenda.
Production
National Theatre
Cast & Characters
Zoë Wanamaker
Ranyevskaya
Claudie Blakley
Varya
Mark Bonnar
Trofimov
Pip Carter
Yephidov
Kenneth Cranham
Firs
Conleth Hill
Lopakhin
Gerald Kyd
Yasha
James Laurenson
Gaev
Emily Taaffe
Dunyasha
Charity Wakefield
Anya
Sarah Woodward
Charlotta
Craige Els
Passer-by
Directors & Crew
Andrew Upton
Writer
Howard Davies
Director
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