Anton Chekhov was a master whose daring work revolutionized theater, and this was as true of
Ivanov, his first full-length play, as of
The Cherry Orchard, his last. Building on the success of his acclaimed adaptation of
The Seagull, Tom Stoppard returns to Chekhov and the themes of bitter social satire, personal introspection, and the electrifying atmosphere of Russia on the brink of change. In these two new versions, Stoppard brings his crisp and nimble style to two masterpieces of the modern theater. In
The Cherry Orchard, an improverished landowning family is unable to face the fact that their estate is about to be auctioned off. Lopakhin, a local merchant, presents numerous options to save the estate—including cutting down their prized cherry orchard—but stricken by denial the family leave the estate to the sound of axes.
About the author
Tom Stoppard’s plays include
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, Jumpers, Travesties, The Real Thing, Hapgood, Arcadia, The Invention of Love, The Coast of Utopia, and
Rock ’n’ Roll. In addition to
The Cherry Orchard, Stoppard has adapted Chekhov’s
The Seagull and
Ivanov.
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