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The Cherry Orchard

Anton Chekhov's tale of a Russian aristocratic family forced to sell their house and beloved cherry orchard during the great 19th century social transitions.

Written by Anton Chekhov and translated by Sasha Dugdale.

A new production of Chekhov's timeless study of a Russian aristocratic family forced to sell their house and beloved cherry orchard during the great social transitions of the 19th century.

Madame Ranevskaia ...... Sarah Miles
Gaev ...... Nicholas le Prevost
Varia ...... Anne-Marie Duff
Ania ...... Susannah Fielding
Trofimov ...... Gunnar Cauthery
Simeonov-Pishchik ...... Roger Hammond
Lopakhin ...... Matthew Marsh
Firs ...... Malcolm Tierney
Duniasha ...... Jill Cardo
Epikhodov ...... Stephen Critchlow
Yasha ...... Inam Mirza
Sharlotta ...... Hannah Nicholson

Music composed and performed by Olga Thomas-Bosovskaya.

Directed by Peter Kavanagh.

2 hours

Last on

Sun 24 Jan 2010 20:00

Broadcasts

  • Sun 21 Dec 2008 20:00
  • Sun 24 Jan 2010 20:00