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The Cherry Orchard (Frayn)
Full-Length Play, Drama / 5w, 9m
The Cherry Orchard
by Anton Chekhov
Translated by Michael Frayn
The Cherry Orchard is the'story of a mortgage, with the groun's and beautiful trees of the proud landowners going for sale at a public auction to pay off their debts to the boorish son of a peasant who has risen in the world. Mme Ranevskaya's family …
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Cast Size
5w, 9m -
Subgenre
Adaptation (Stage & Screen), Period
Details
Summary
The Cherry Orchard is the'story of a mortgage, with the groun's and beautiful trees of the proud landowners going for sale at a public auction to pay off their debts to the boorish son of a peasant who has risen in the world. Mme Ranevskaya's family departs to take up their lives anew, leaving the old and forgotten Firs to die alone as the woodsmen's axes thud ironically against the cherished trees.
Cast Attributes
- Time Period 1900-1910
- Setting A nursery, a drawing-room, open fields
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £70 per performance plus VAT when applicable.
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