The Cherry Orchard

10 August — 25 September 2013

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Taking the nation’s theatres by storm, Helpmann Award-winning director Simon Stone makes his long-awaited MTC debut with this deliciously fresh adaptation of one of Chekhov’s most enduring comedies.

Ranevskaya returns to the family estate seeking refuge from a failed love affair and impending bankruptcy to face the prospect of losing their beloved cherry orchard. Fortunately, the grocer’s son, now a successful property developer, has a cunning plan. Will Ranevskaya embrace the winds of change, or is the pull of the past too strong?

Pamela Rabe leads a radiant ensemble cast in this boldly original interpretation of the Chekhov classic.

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Gareth Davies

Yepihodov

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Ronald Falk

Firs

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Eloise Mignon

Anya

Eloise Mignon has appeared with Melbourne Theatre Company in The Cherry Orchard, Return to Earth and The Grenade (co-produced with Sydney Theatre Company); with Belvoir St Theatre in Private Lives, Strange Interlude, Every Breath and The Wild Duck, which was also performed at Malthouse Theatre, the International Ibsen Festival in Oslo, Weiner Festwochen in Vienna and the Holland Festival in Amsterdam, and won several Helpmann Awards and Sydney Theatre Awards; and with the Black Lung Theatre Company in Rubeville. Mignon’s film and TV credits include lead roles in Legacy of the Silver Shadow, Silversun and Neighbours.

Artwork for Steve Mouzakis

Steve Mouzakis

Lopahkin

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Zahra Newman

Varya

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Roger Oakley

Pischik

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David Paterson

Yasha

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Pamela Rabe

Andreyevna Ranevsky

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Dunyasha

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Katherine Tonkin

Charlotta

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Toby Truslove

Trofimov

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Simon Stone

Director

Alice Babidge

Alice Babidge

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Niklas Pajanti

Lighting Designer

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Stefan Gregory