The Cherry Orchard

In a version by Laura Wade from the play by Anton Chekhov

Multi-award winners Helen Hunt and Kenneth Branagh war over a cherished estate in Laura Wade's vital new version of Anton Chekhov's final play, directed by Co-Artistic Director Tamara Harvey.
10th July - 29th August 2026

Running time: TBC

Helen Hunt and Kenneth Branagh play Ranyevskaya and Lopakhin, giants at war over a cherished estate. Madame Ranyevskaya returns from five years in Paris to find her house crumbling under the weight of debt and memory and her beloved cherry orchard under threat. Attempting to mend her extravagance, Lopakhin, the son of a serf, has mortgaged the estate and now wants to sell it off. 

Beyond the orchard, people are starving and the aristocracy is in decline. As auction day approaches the household begin to panic. In this collision of past and future, it's danerous to stand still when the world demands change. 

RSC Co-Artistic Director Tamara Harvey directs Laura wade's vital new version of Anton Chekhov's great final play, tragic and comic in equal measure, st in a world tilting towards revolution. 

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