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The Cherry Orchard
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  • Published: 1 March 2011
  • ISBN: 9781408497104
  • Imprint: BBC DL
  • Format: Audio Download
  • Length: 1 hr 48 min
  • Narrators: Sinead Cusack, Anna Massey, Patricia Routledge, Andrew Sachs, Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies
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The Cherry Orchard

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Sinead Cusack, Anna Massey, Patricia Routledge, Andrew Sachs and Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies star in this 1974 BBC Radio full-cast production of Chekhov’s classic play.

Madame Ranyevskaya and her daughter Anya have returned home from Paris to discover that their family estate – which includes their beloved cherry orchard – has to be sold to cover the family’s debts. They believe a miracle can save their orchard. But will their stubborn pride and fond, childhood memories be enough? Chekhov’s tragic-comedy is about the passing of an era and is a timeless study of a Russian aristocratic family desperately clinging to the past. Among the star cast in this 1974 production are Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies, Sinéad Cusack, Anna Massey, Patricia Routledge and Andrew Sachs.
  • Published: 1 March 2011
  • ISBN: 9781408497104
  • Imprint: BBC DL
  • Format: Audio Download
  • Length: 1 hr 48 min
  • Narrators: Sinead Cusack, Anna Massey, Patricia Routledge, Andrew Sachs, Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies
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About the author

Anton Chekhov

Anton Chekhov (1860-1904), the grandson of a former serf and son of a grocer, was born in Taganrog, a port in Southern Russia. His childhood was overshadowed by his frightening father, but he was close to his mother. While he was at university, his father was defrauded and went bankrupt, leaving the family in dire financial straits; Chekhov supported them almost single-handedly by selling stories and sketches to magazines. Although a doctor by profession, he soon became famous for his brilliant stories and plays, and is today recognized as one of the greatest short story writers of all time.
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