The orchards white, all white. You havent forgotten, have you, Lyuba? The avenue lined with trees, unfurling like a slender ribbon. And on moonlit nights, it shimmers. You remember, dont you? You havent forgotten? Can anyone persuade Ranevskaya and her aristocratic household that the world is changing, and they must too? Following internationally acclaimed productions of The Seagull (Belvoir St Theatre, Sydney) and Three Sisters (Young Vic, London), director Benedict Andrews has a reputation as one of the worlds leading interpreters of Chekhov. For the Donmar Warehouse he stages the great writers final play. Its a work that predicted and captured the end of an era, but is timeless in its humanity, prescience, humour and pathos. The Cherry Orchard is Chekhovs masterpiece. This edition was published to coincide with its world premiere at Londons Donmar Warehouse in April 2024.