In an old estate, a story unfolds, full of love, loss, and irreversible change. Mark Zakharov’s production, based on A.P. Chekhov’s comedy, is an immersion in the lives of the estate’s inhabitants, where each character stands on the threshold of a fateful choice.
Lyubov Ranevskaya, the owner of the estate, returns from Paris to her family home to save it from ruin. But the debts are mounting, the auction is inexorably approaching, and her attempts to preserve the past are colliding with cold reality. Meanwhile, the enterprising merchant Lopakhin, whose ancestors were serfs, proposes a cruel but practical solution — to cut down the orchard and turn the land into dachas. Even the young Anya, Ranevskaya’s daughter, dreams of a new life where there is no place for the poetry of the withering cherry trees…
Zakharov, a master of paradox and theatrical metaphor, revealed Chekhov’s text through the lens of vivid imagery and subtle grotesque. The star‑studded ensemble cast makes the production uniquely vivid and memorable.
