| Description | Press and magazine cuttings of reviews of 'The Cherry Orchard', adapted from the original of Anton Chekov (Tchekhov); with photographs and illustrations of members of the cast and cast lists; printed flyer on front cover gives cast list [1954]; includes magazine extract photographs of cast members in scenes from the play for both 1954 and 1958 productions; mentions the 1958 production of 'The Cherry Orchard' was the first time the Moscow Art Theatre had been seen in Britain
Performed at The Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith 21 May 1954, closing performance (123rd) 4 Sep 1954; presented by Tennent Productions Ltd; directed by John Gielgud; decor by Richard Lake; music by Richard Lake; The Sadlers Wells Theatre, London, 15 May 1958 (four and half weeks); presented by The Moscow Art Theatre
Cast: Trevor Howard, Charlotte Mitchell, Robert Eddison, Gwen Ffrangcon Davies, Esme Percy, Shirley Roberts, Pauline Jameson, Hugh Pryse, John Bennett, Patience Collier, George Howe, David Markham, David Dodimead, Richard Martin, Ena Moon, Catherine Coulton, Alla Tarasova, Larissa Kachanova, Angelina Stepanova, Mikhail Yanshin, Leonid Gubanov, Sergey Lukyanov |