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The Cherry Orchard is the last play by Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. Written in 1903, it was first published by Znaniye, and came out as a separate edition later that year in Saint Petersburg, via A.F. Marks Publishers. It opened at the Moscow Art Theatre on 17 January 1904 in a production directed by Konstantin Stanislavski. Chekhov described the play as a comedy, with some elements of farce, though Stanislavski treated it as a tragedy. Since its first production, directors have contended with its dual nature. It is often identified as one of the three or four outstanding plays by Chekhov, along with The Seagull, Three Sisters, and Uncle Vanya.
Original Release
04/17/1962
Cast
Name | Character |
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Peggy Ashcroft | Madame Ranevsky / Madame Lyubov Andreyevna Ranevsky, a landowner |
Dorothy Tutin | Varya / Varya, Lyubov's adopted daughter |
Judi Dench | Anya / Anya, Lyubov's Daughter |
George Murcell | Yermolai Alexeyevich Lopahin, a merchant |
Patsy Byrne | Dunyasha, the maid |
Patrick Wymark | Semion Panteleyevich Epihodov, a clerk |
Roy Dotrice | Firs, a manservant |
Paul Hardwick | Simyon Pishchik, a landowner |
Patience Collier | Charlotta Ivanovna, a governess |
David Buck | Yasha, a manservant |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Peggy Ashcroft | Madame Ranevsky / Madame Lyubov Andreyevna Ranevsky, a landowner |
Dorothy Tutin | Varya / Varya, Lyubov's adopted daughter |
Judi Dench | Anya / Anya, Lyubov's Daughter |
George Murcell | Yermolai Alexeyevich Lopahin, a merchant |
Patsy Byrne | Dunyasha, the maid |
Patrick Wymark | Semion Panteleyevich Epihodov, a clerk |
Roy Dotrice | Firs, a manservant |
Paul Hardwick | Simyon Pishchik, a landowner |
Patience Collier | Charlotta Ivanovna, a governess |
David Buck | Yasha, a manservant |
Ian Holm | Trofimov / Piotr Sergeyevich Trofimov, a Student |
Gordon Gostelow | Passer-by |
Russell Hunter | Coachman |
Peter Holmes | Coachman |
Julian Battersby | Gardener |
Bill Wallis | Stationmaster |
Narissa Knights | Stationmaster's wife |
Mike Murray | Government official |
Ronald Scott-Dodd | Schoolmaster |
Rosemary Mussell | Schoolmaster's wife |