The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov

Banbury Cross Players performed The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov in April 1970 at The College Theatre, Banbury. This was the 25th Anniversary Production.

Banbury Cross Players 25th Anniversary Production
THE CHERRY ORCHARD
BY ANTON CHEKOV

English Version by Sir John Gielgud.
“Everything in Nature is lyrical in its ideal essence, tragic in its fate – and comic in its existence.” (Santayana)

CHARACTERS
(in order of appearance)

LOPAHIN, Yermolay Alexeyevich – Roy Dant
DUNYASHA, Avdoty a Federovna – Margaret Moon
EPIHODOV, Semion Panteleyevich – Richard Westcott
FIRS – Spencer Lester
MADAME RANEVSKY, Lyubov Andreyevna – Phyllis Wherry
ANYA – Sammy Hardwick
CHARLOTTA IVANOVNA – Sonia Blinkhorn
VARYA – Alice Llewellyn
GAEV, Leonid Andreyevich – Bryan Ferriman
PISHTCHICK, Semyonov – Graham Wilton
YASHA – Robert Chorley
TROFIMOV, Pyotr (Petya) Sergeyevich – Antony Wood
Passer by, Station Master, Guests and Servants – Colin Hands, John Neal, Ron Harper, Ursula Wood, May Neal, Pat Rix,
Pam Vaughan & Grace Gemmell

The Play was Directed by NOVA BEER

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