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World Theatre: The Cherry Orchard

BBC Home Service
on BBC Home Service Basic

by Anton Chekhov
Translated by Manya Harari
[Starring] Edith Evans

The action takes place in Russia on the country estate of Madame Ranevsky in the early years of this century.

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Contributors

Author:
Anton Chekhov
Translated by:
Manya Harari
Producer:
Charles Lefeaux
Yermolay Alexeyich Lopakhin, a merchant:
Joss Ackland
Dunyasha, a maid:
Marjorie Westbury
Epikhodov, the estate clerk:
John Hollis
Anya, Madame Ranevsky's daughter:
Sheila Shand Gibbs
Lyubov Andreyevna Ranevsky:
Edith Evans
Varya, Madame Ranevsky's adopted daughter:
Daphne Slater
Leonid Andreyich Gayev, Madame Ranevsky's brother:
Peter Copley
Yasha, a valet:
Andrew Sachs
Firs, an old valet:
John Ruddock
Semyonov Pishchik, a land-owner:
Hamlyn Benson
Sharlotta Ivanovna, a governess:
Hilda Kriseman
Petya Trofimov, a student:
John Moffatt
A tramp:
Wilfrid Carter
Source: Radio Times

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