The Cherry Orchard [Paperback]

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First performed at the Moscow Art Theatre in 1904, directed by Konstantin Stanislavski, The Cherry Orchard remains a classic of the theatre. Completed less than a year before his death at the age of forty-four, Chekhov's last 'comedy' still ranks supreme as a human tragedy of dispossession with audiences and actors alike.

Peter Gills luminous version brings the psychological realism of Chekhovs characters into sharp focus; fragile souls poised on the brink of happiness which never comes, or trapped in a void between the old world and the new.

Peter Gill's plays includeThe Sleeper's Den,Over Gardens OutandSmall Change, all first produced at the Royal Court Theatre, andMean Tears / In the Blue,Kick for TouchandCardiff East, all produced at the RNT. In 1964 he became Assistant Director at the Royal Court Theatre, and has since directed over 80 productions in the UK, Europe and North America. He founded the RNT Studio in 1984, since when he has been an Associate Director of the RNT.