Details

The characters in Chekhov's greatest plays inhabit a world on the verge of collapse. They look out to the future and wonder what life will be like in years to come, unaware that, for them, it is about to change dramatically and irreversibly., Their future is now our present. The starting point is Firs. Left alone at the end of The Cherry Orchard, the elderly manservant unwittingly traverses an entire century on an odyssey to retrieve his past. As we journey alongside him, we experience a richly inventive and ever-changing landscape of performance, film and installation created and inhabited by performers, architects, model makers and art designers. World Premiere. Commissioned by Brighton Festival. A site-responsive promenade production inspired by The Cherry Orchard, specially designed for the former Co-operative department store on London Road.

Cast/Performers

Anastasia Anisimova, Mikai Arsene, Monica Battaglia, Natalia Beloff, Ulrika Belogriva, Benjamin Blake, Francesco Calabretta, Lena Chakmina, Tessa Cushan, Xelis De Toro, James Folan, Rufus Graham, Madeleine Hutchins, Oceon Isoaro, Fredrik Lloyd, Luca Macioti, Oleg Mirochnikov, Susan Momoko Hingley, Loren O'Dair, Michael Poole, Remigiusz Rachuba, Charlott Reinhold

Creatives/Company

Producer: Dreamthinkspeak (in association with Brighton Dome and Festival)
Director: Bristan Sharps
Design: Tristan Sharps
Costume: Berthe Fortin
Sound: Pendle