The Cherry Orchard: in a Version by Andrew Upton

The Cherry Orchard: in a Version by Andrew Upton

The Cherry Orchard: in a Version by Andrew Upton

Andrew Upton, Anton Chekhov

ISBN: 9780571277681

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The Cherry Orchard: in a Version by Andrew Upton

The Cherry Orchard: in a Version by Andrew Upton

Andrew Upton, Anton Chekhov

ISBN: 9780571277681

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Overview

Hear what I have to say about the cherry orchard, because it is mine. I say bring it down, tear it down. Smash it down and tear it down. Watch, watch. Just you watch. I will build holiday villas, as far as the eye can see. I will build a place for everyone to come and enjoy. For the future. And this will be the future. A new life. A new way of life. Here! Come now and play. Play. Play! Get the band to play. Ranyevskaya returns more or less bankrupt after ten years abroad. Luxuriating in her fading moneyed world and regardless of the increasingly hostile forces outside, she and her brother snub the lucrative scheme of Lopakhin, a peasant turned entrepreneur, to save the family estate. In so doing, they put up their lives to auction and seal the fate of the beloved orchard. Set at the very start of the twentieth century, "The Cherry Orchard" captures a poignant moment in Russia's history as the country rolls inexorably towards 1917. "The Cherry Orchard" by Anton Chekhov in a version by Andrew Upton, premiered at the National Theatre, London, in May 2011.

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Andrew Upton

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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