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National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard

National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard (2011)

3h 5m | PG-13

⭐ 10 / 10

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.

Director: Howard Davies

Studio: National Theatre

Genre: Drama

Video: 720p

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Cast

Zoë Wanamaker

Zoë Wanamaker

as Ranyevskaya

Claudie Blakley

Claudie Blakley

as Varya

Mark Bonnar

Mark Bonnar

as Trofimov

Pip Carter

Pip Carter

as Yephidov

Kenneth Cranham

Kenneth Cranham

as Firs

Conleth Hill

Conleth Hill

as Lopakhin