National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard (2011)

8.5/10 • 185 min • Drama

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.

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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