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The Cherry Orchard (Adamson)

Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy  /  5w, 9m

Samuel Adamson, Anton Chekhov

Russia, Spring 1903, and the cherry orchard is up for sale. Lyubov Ranevskaya ran away to Paris five years ago after her only son drowned. Coming back to her beloved childhood home, she's faced with a mound of debts and an impossible decision.

The Cherry Orchard (Adamson)

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    5w, 9m
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Adaptation (Stage & Screen), Period
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for All Audiences

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Summary

Russia, Spring 1903, and the cherry orchard is up for sale. Lyubov Ranevskaya ran away to Paris five years ago after her only son drowned. Coming back to her beloved childhood home, she's faced with a mound of debts and an impossible decision. Samuel Adamson's new version of the Chekhov classic was first produced by Oxford Stage Company on a UK tour and at London's Riverside Studios, with Geraldine James as Lyubov and Trevor Fox as Lopakhin.

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M9 F5. Extras.

  • Time Period 1900-1910
  • Setting

    A nursery, a drawing-room, open fields

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Samuel Adamson

Samuel Adamson
Samuel Adamson’s plays include Frank & Ferdinand(National Theatre Connections), Southwark Fair, (National Theatre), Mrs. Affleck(from Ibsen’s Little Eyolf, National Theatre), Boston Manor(Theatre 503/Theatre Voice), Fish and Company(National Youth Theatre/Soho Theatre), Clock ...
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Anton Chekhov

Anton Chekhov

Anton Chekhov (1860–1904) was a Russian playwright and author. He is considered to be one of the greatest writers of short fiction in history. His career as a playwright produced four classics, and his best short stories are held in high esteem. Chekhov practiced as a medical ...

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