National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard
2011•12•3h 5m•8.5•Released
Drama
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.
Director
Howard Davies
Writer
Andrew Upton
Languages
English
Studio
National Theatre
Cast
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
Jessica Regan
Ensemble
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