National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard
- Released on
- Runtime
- 185 mins
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.
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
- Claudie Blakley
- Mark Bonnar
- Pip Carter
- Kenneth Cranham
- Conleth Hill
- Gerald Kyd
- James Laurenson
- Emily Taaffe
- Charity Wakefield
- Sarah Woodward
- Craige Els
- Jessica Regan
Director
- Howard Davies
