The Cherry Orchard
Event Date: 26/04/2016, 07:30 pm
An aristocratic family, on the brink of financial ruin, must come to terms with the sale of their ..
BY ANTON CHEKHOV, ADAPTED BY DAVID MAMET
“The Orchard will either be sold or not sold. The causes of it are long in the past.”
An aristocratic family, on the brink of financial ruin, must come to terms with the sale of their land to an upstart developer and the loss of their beloved cherry orchard, the finest in the district.
For Lyubov Ranevskaya, her brother, her daughters and their servants, losing the property will mean the end of a way of life which no longer holds any joy but to which they still desperately cling.
Chekhov’s masterful tragicomedy, rich in observation of human nature, is a powerful study of our relationship to time and place
In David Mamet’s bold adaptation, characterised by his distinctive sardonic tone, edgy rapid-fire dialogue and manipulative characters, we come to see the play in new and surprising ways: as an audacious exposition of frustrated sexuality.
In this world, no one is happy in love or life, and in the end, as the axe falls, reality bites hard.
“Blows a gust of fresh air into the old play” The Sentinel
Director Clemence Williams, a 2015 graduate from the Master of Fine Arts (Directing) course at NIDA, will be making her New Theatre and Sydney mainstage debut with this production.
Of The Cherry Orchard, she says “it’s quite an unusual classic in that there’s a plethora of fabulous roles for women – so it shoots to the top of my list! And I’m totally in love with Mamet’s translation as it brings a sharpness and musicality to a text that can sometimes be swallowed up by extraneous language.”
Clemence adds “New Theatre has such a fabulous reputation, not only for producing high quality theatre but also for the fantastic supportive community that accompanies every stage of the process. To be supported and immersed in such a loving, intelligent and creative community is a gift.”
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