Research Guides: Cherry Orchard, The: Streaming Video

The Cherry Orchard
written by Anton Chekhov, 1860-1904; directed by Howard Davies, 1945-2016; choreographed by Lynne Page, fl. 1996; designed by Neil Austin, fl. 2007; performed by Zoë Wanamaker, 1949-, Mark Bonnar, 1968-, Tim McMullan, 1963-, Charity Wakefield, 1980-, Claudie Blakley, 1974-, James Laurenson, 1940-, Conleth Hill, 1964-, Sarah Woodward, 1963-, Pip Carter, fl. 2007-2021, Emily Taaffe, 1984-, Kenneth Cranham, 1944-, Gerald Kyd, 1973-, Craige Els, 1978- and Paul Dodds, fl. 2010-2021 (London, England: Royal National Theatre, 2011, originally published 2011), 2 hours 34 mins

Ancillary Material

Chekhov and the Moscow Art Theater
This video presents a brief history of the Moscow Art Theater with photographs and scenes from The Cherry Orchard, directed by Yuri Zavadski.
Literature about Trees (Dramatization of Chekhov, Robert Frost, Shakespeare, Thoreau, Housman)
On this episode of Camera Three, Henderson Forsythe, Vinnette Carroll, Donald Hotton, and Joanna Roos recite poems, excerpts of plays, and reflections about trees. Writers include Anton Chekhov, A.E. Housman, Sir James Frazier, Robert Frost, Henry Thoreau, William Shakespeare, and Truman Capote.
Theater in Japan: Yesterday and Today
Theater has a long history in Japan, ranging from traditional Kabuki to today's avant-garde performing arts. This program explores the cultural debate within Japan regarding traditional forms of theater and more contemporary variations, including the adaptation of Western texts such as Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard and street theater. Interviews with many of Japan's leading playwrights such as Tadeshi Suzuki and some of the country's most talented performers present an encompassing-and engrossing-overview of the modern Japanese theater scene.