The Cherry Orchard at the National
Past productions
Prior to the current (2000) production, The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov has been produced by the National three times, in three different translations:
1973
Theatre: Old Vic
Opening Date: 24 May 1973
Translated by Ronald Hingley
Directed by Michael Blakemore
Settings by Alan Tagg
Costumes by Beatrice Dawson
Lighting by Leonard Tucker
Photograph by Sophie Baker
| cast: | |
| Lyuba Ranevsky, an estate owner | Constance Cummings |
| Varya, her adopted daughter | Gillian Barge |
| Leonid Gayev, her brother | Michael Hordern |
| Yermolay Lopakhin, a businessman | Denis Quilley |
| Peter Trofimov, a student | David Bradley |
| Boris Simeonov-Pishchik, an estate owner | Kenneth Mackintosh |
| Charlotte, a governess | Maggie Riley |
| Simon Yepikhodov, a clerk | Richard Howard |
| Dunyasha, a maid | Louise Purnell |
| Firs, a manservant | Harry Lomax |
| Yasha, a young manservant | David Firth |
| A passer-by | Clive Merrison |
Guests: John Gregg, David Healey, Desmond McNamara, Allan Mitchell, Sylvia O'Donnell, Jennifer Piercey, Michael Stroud
Servants: Paul Gregory, Stephen Howe, Louie Ramsay, Peter Rocca, James Smith, Harry Waters, Stephen Williams
Musicians:
John Bass, Sebastian Bell, Nigel Pinkett, Simon Rowland-Jones, John Trusler
1978
Theatre: Olivier
Opening Date: 14 February 1978
Translated by Michael Frayn
Directed by Peter Hall
Designed by John Bury
Lighting design by David Hersey
Photograph by Zoë Dominic
| cast: | |
| Lopakhin (Yermolay), a businessman | Albert Finney |
| Dunyasha, the chambermaid | Susan Littler |
| Yepikhodov, the estate clerk | Nicky Henson |
| Firs, the footman | Ralph Richardson / Robin Bailey |
| Anya, Ranyevskaya's daughter | Judi Bowker |
| Ranyevskaya (Lyuba), a landowner | Dorothy Tutin |
| Varya, her adopted daughter | Susan Fleetwood |
| Gayev (Lenya), Ranyevskaya's brother | Robert Stephens |
| Charlotta Ivanovna, the governess | Helen Ryan |
| Simeonov-Pishchik, a landowner | Terence Rigby |
| Yasha, the young footman | Derek Thompson |
| Trofimov (Pyetya), a student | Ben Kingsley |
| Passer-by | Peter Needham |
| The Stationmaster | Daniel Thorndike |
| The Postmaster | Brian Kent |
with Norman Claridge, Edna Doré, Irene Gorst, Tamara Hinchco, Martin Howells, Marianne Morley, Richard Perkins, Peter Rocca, Keith Skinner, Dennis Tynsley, Janet Whiteside
Musicians: Alan Baker (flute), Norris Bosworth (viola), Michael Brittain (double bass), Edward Bryett (violin), John Davis (viola), Alan Pook (violin)
1985
Theatre: Cottesloe
Opening Date: 10 December 1985
Directed by Mike Alfreds
Translated by Mike Alfreds with Lilia Sokolov
Designed by Paul Dart
Photograph by by John Haynes
| cast: | |
| Dunyasha, a chambermaid | Selina Cadell |
| Lopakhin (Yermolai Alexseyevich), a businessman | Ian McKellen |
| Yepikhodov, a clerk on the estate | Greg Hicks |
| Firs, a valet, aged 87 | Hugh Lloyd |
| Anya, Ranyevskaya's daughter | Claire Moore |
| Ranyevskaya (Lyubov Andryevna), a landowner | Sheila Hancock |
| Varya, her adopted daughter | Eleanor Bron |
| Gayev (Leonid Andreyevich), Ranyevskaya's brother | Edward Petherbridge |
| Charlotta Ivanovna, a governess | Julie Legrand |
| Simeonov-Pishchik, a landowner | Roy Kinnear |
| Yasha, a valet | Jonathan Hyde |
| Trofimov (Pyetya), a student | Laurance Rudic |
| A passer-by | Peter Needham |
| The station master | Simon Dutton |
| The post office clerk | Tristram Wymark |
Musicians: Rory Allam (clarinet), Roy Babbington (double bass), Nicholas Hayley (violin)
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