The Cherry Orchard

The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov. First performed in by the Moscow Art Theatre under the direction of Stanislavski in 1904. First South African performance in 19** by **. Other productions by include one by John Fernald at the Alexander Theatre, starring his wife Jenny Laird, Siegfried Mynhardt, Patrick Mynhardt, Arthur Hall, Estelle Kohler and Fiona Fraser in 1963. Translated into Afrikaans as Kersieboord by ** and first produced by ** in 19*. Other productions directed by **, **, Ken Leach (CAPAB?*, 1978), ** Janet Suzman wrote a radically adapted version of it, entitled A Free State, setting the play in South Africa (London, 19**?). Published by ** in 200*. Reza de Wet also borrowed heavily from the play for her own Three Sisters Two and Yelena.

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