num_pages: 144
description: 
  In Chekhov's tragi-comedy, one of his most studied plays, the Gayev family is torn by powerful forces deeply rooted in history and the society in which they live. When their estate is hopelessly in debt they are urged to cut down their beautiful cherry orchard and sell the land for holiday cottages, a proposition which prompts a family struggle to act decisively. 
  Originally published to coincide with Peter Hall's National Theatre production in 1978, this edition features the revised translation staged by Sam Mendes at the Aldwych Theatre, London, in 1989, starring Judi Dench and Ronald Pickup. 
  Commentary and notes by Nick Worrall

language: English
title: The Cherry Orchard
titlecomplete: The Cherry Orchard
characters: Epihodov Simion Panteleevici, contabil, Duniasa, fata in casa, Gaev Leonid Andreevici, fratele Ranevskaiei, Trofimov Piotr Sergheevici, student, Lyubov Andreyevna Ranevskaya, Lopahin Iermolai Alexeevici, negustor, Iasa, tinar lacheu, Charlotta Ivanovna, guvernanta, Varia, fiica adoptiva a Ranevskaiei, Anya Andreyevna Ranevskaya, Simeonov-Piscik Boris Borisovici, mosier, Firs, lacheu
genres: 20th Century, Literature, Classics, School, Drama, Russian Literature, Plays, Russia, Fiction, Theatre
ratings_count: 38966
places: Russian Federation, Moscow
publisher: Methuen Drama