Cherry Orchard Theater poster. MTC "Cherry Orchard"

Information about the Cherry Orchard ITC

The Moscow Theater Center "Cherry Orchard" began its work in 1995. Its creator and permanent artistic director is Professor Alexander Mikhailovich Vilkin, a holder of honorary titles as an artist and laureate of many awards. Opening hours from 11-00 to 20-00 daily. Lunch from 15-00 to 16-00. Start time of performances on weekends and holidays at 18-00 On weekdays at 19-00.

In order to have time to grab the best seats at the Cherry Orchard ITC, you should consider purchasing tickets for the selected performance in advance. The theater has a large and small stage. Spectators who decide to buy tickets to the Cherry Orchard ITC can choose seats in the stalls or on the balconies. The layout of the halls of the Cherry Orchard Theater will help you make your choice.

Features of the Cherry Orchard ITC

“Chekhov’s” name for the theater was not chosen by chance. In his productions, moral issues that Anton Pavlovich Chekhov touched upon in his works are heard, and his civic position is preached.

The poster of The Cherry Orchard in Moscow presents dramas, comedies, tragedies and even real musicals based on the best works of the most famous classics (Chekhov, Gogol, Dostoevsky, Shakespeare, Moliere, etc.), as well as Soviet and modern Russian and foreign playwrights. These performances do not denounce, but call for admiration and compassion.

Also in the repertoire of the Cherry Orchard Theater there are performances for children and teenagers - bright, musical and full of meaning. They are able to instill a love of theater in even the youngest spectators.

In addition to performances, the theater regularly hosts other cultural events: Poetry Days, meetings with directors, discussions of performances with audiences, “Nights at the Theater” and much more.

In the neighboring building there is a 24-hour cafe “Courvoisier”, where you can have a pleasant time before the start of the performance or after it share your impressions of the viewing over dinner.

How to get to the Cherry Orchard MTC

The building of the theater and business center called “The Cherry Orchard” is located at the address: Moscow, Malaya Sukharevskaya Square, 10. Very close, within a few minutes' walk, is the exit from the Sukharevskaya metro station.

You can get to the theater by public transport. The following buses run through the nearest stop “Metro Sukharevskaya”: A (T31), B, Bk (night), M9 (T9), N6 (night).

Cast of the Cherry Orchard ITC

Alexander Vilkin - Honored Artist of the Russian Federation. People's Artist of the Russian Federation. Professor. Since 1995 - artistic director of the State Moscow Theater Center "Cherry Orchard" under the direction of Alexander Vilkin. Busy in the plays: Sacred Monsters, Letters from the Earth

Olga Shirokova - People's Artist of Russia, Laureate of the Moscow City Hall Prize in the field of literature and art, accepted into the troupe of the ITC "Cherry Orchard" under the direction of A. Vilkin in 1995, performed in the plays: Wolves and Sheep, The Cherry Orchard, Playing with Ionesco, How quickly life ends, On the Golden Lake, Sacred Monsters, The Glass Menagerie, Old-Fashioned Comedy, Butterfly Tango, Letters from Earth.

Mikhail Bezobrazov is an Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, accepted into the troupe of the ITC “The Cherry Orchard” under the direction of A. Vilkin in 2014, he is engaged in the performances: Conversations under a Clear Moon, The Cherry Orchard, Wolves and Sheep, Twelfth Night, or As You Like, Yvonne , Princess of Burgundy, The Night Before Christmas, Sad Anecdote, Crime and Punishment, “Scandal, or something that the public is not recommended to watch, Marriage

Sergey Kovalev - Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, accepted into the troupe of the ITC "Cherry Orchard" under the direction of A. Vilkin in 1995, performed in the plays The Cherry Orchard, Wolves and Sheep, Twelfth Night..., Playing with Ionesco, Sad Anecdote, Scandal, or something that the public is not recommended to watch, Tartuffe

Lyudmila Kozhevnikova - Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, accepted into the troupe in 1995, performed in the plays The Cherry Orchard, Wolves and Sheep, Twelfth Night..., A Sad Anecdote, Crime and Punishment, Russian Jam, Sacred Monsters, Scandal, or what the public should watch not recommended, Tartuffe, 13th star, I will lead you out of the darkness, Marriage.

Rifat Safiulin - Honored Artist of the Russian Federation was accepted into the troupe of the ITC "The Cherry Orchard" under the direction of A. Vilkin in 1998, engaged in the performances: Conversations under a Clear Moon, The Cherry Orchard, Wolves and Sheep, Twelfth Night..., Crime and Punishment, Russian jam, Scandal, or what the public is not recommended to watch, Tartuffe, The 13th Star, Yvonne, Princess of Burgundy, Million under contract, On the Golden Lake, Marriage, The Night Before Christmas.

Maria Ostapenko - Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, accepted into the troupe in 1995, performed in the plays: The Cherry Orchard, Wolves and Sheep, Twelfth Night..., The Night Before Christmas, Crime and Punishment, Russian Jam, Scandal, or what the public should not watch recommended, 13th star, Sacred monsters, Marriage.

Vadim Raikin - Honored Artist of the Russian Federation was accepted into the troupe of the ITC "Cherry Orchard" under the direction of A. Vilkin in 1995. Busy in the plays: The Cherry Orchard, Wolves and Sheep, Twelfth Night..., On the Golden Lake, Russian Jam, Scandal, or something that the public is not recommended to watch, Old-Fashioned Comedy, Tartuffe.

Janis Jakobsons - Honored Artist of the Russian Federation was accepted into the troupe of the ITC "The Cherry Orchard" under the direction of A. Vilkina in 2012 and was involved in the plays: Conversations on a Clear Moon, The Cherry Orchard, Twelfth Night..., The Night Before Christmas, A Sad Anecdote, The Thirteenth Star, Marriage.

Pavel Arkhipov was accepted into the troupe of the ITC “The Cherry Orchard” under the direction of A. Vilkin in 2007, engaged in the performances: Conversations under a Clear Moon, “Wolves and Sheep”, “All Mice Love Cheese”, Twelfth Night..., “Yvonne” , Princess of Burgundy”, “Pippi Longstocking”, Sad Anecdote, “Crime and Punishment”, “The Thirteenth Star”, “Tartuffe”, Marriage.

Viktor Bochkov was accepted into the troupe of the ITC “The Cherry Orchard” under the direction of A. Vilkin in 1997, he was engaged in the performances: Conversations in a Clear Moon, Wolves and Sheep, Twelfth Night..., Marriage, Russian Jam, Scandal, or what the public not recommended to watch, Tartuffe, The 13th Star, On the Golden Lake, Pippi Longstocking, A Sad Anecdote, Crime and Punishment, Million under Contract.

Igor Brovin was accepted into the troupe of the ITC “The Cherry Orchard” directed by A. Vilkin in 2005, engaged in the plays Aladdin, Conversations on a Clear Moon, The Cherry Orchard, Wolves and Sheep, Twelfth Night..., Crime and Punishment, Russian Jam, Tartuffe, The 13th Star, Yvonne, Princess of Burgundy, On the Golden Lake, Pippi Longstocking, Sacred Monsters, A Sad Joke, All Mice Love Cheese, Marriage.

Alexander Volochienko was accepted into the troupe of the ITC “The Cherry Orchard” under the direction of A. Vilkin in 2015, engaged in the plays: Aladdin, All Mice Love Cheese, The Cherry Orchard, Twelfth Night..., The Night Before Christmas, Pippi Longstocking, A Sad Anecdote, Crime and punishment, Russian jam. Marriage, Moscow and Muscovites, Emigrants.

Anna Voronkova was accepted into the troupe of the ITC “The Cherry Orchard” under the direction of A. Vilkin in 2016. busy in the plays: Aladdin, Pippi Longstocking.

Alina Gorbenko was accepted into the troupe of the ITC “The Cherry Orchard” under the direction of A. Vilkin in 2015, performing in the plays: The Cherry Orchard, Wolves and Sheep, Twelfth Night..., Yvonne, Princess of Burgundy, The Night Before Christmas, Scandal, or something , which is not recommended for the public to watch, Tartuffe.

Varvara Ivanova was accepted into the troupe of the ITC “The Cherry Orchard” under the direction of A. Vilkin in 2008, performing in the plays: Aladdin, The Cherry Orchard, All Mice Love Cheese, Twelfth Night..., Yvonne, Princess of Burgundy, The Night Before Christmas, Pippi Longstocking, Sad joke, Russian jam, Crime and punishment, Scandal, or something that the public is not recommended to watch, Butterfly Tango.

Natalya Kabaeva was accepted into the troupe of the ITC “The Cherry Orchard” under the direction of A. Vilkin in 1995, she was engaged in the performances: The Cherry Orchard, Wolves and Sheep, All Mice Love Cheese, Yvonne, Princess of Burgundy, Playing with Ionesco, On the Golden Lake, Night before Christmas, Pippi Longstocking, Crime and Punishment, Russian Jam, Scandal, or something that the public is not recommended to watch, A sad joke.

Denis Kravtsov was accepted into the troupe of the ITC "The Cherry Orchard" directed by A. Vilkin in 2010, engaged in the performances: Aladdin, Conversations on a Clear Moon, The Cherry Orchard, Twelfth Night, Yvonne, Princess of Burgundy, The Night Before Christmas, Crime and Punishment, Pippi Longstocking, A Sad Anecdote, Scandal, or something that is not recommended for the public to watch, The 13th Star, Tartuffe, Sacred Monsters, I Will Lead You Out of the Darkness, Russian Jam, Marriage, The Glass Menagerie.

Maria Lisetskaya was accepted into the troupe of the ITC "The Cherry Orchard" under the direction of A. Vilkin in 2015, she is engaged in the performances: The Artist, Aladdin, Conversations on a Clear Moon, All Mice Love Cheese, Wolves and Sheep, Twelfth Night, Pippi Longstocking, The Night Before Merry Christmas, Sad joke, Yvonne, Princess of Burgundy, Marriage, Beautiful people, Moscow and Muscovites.

Alina Maznenkova was accepted into the troupe of the ITC "The Cherry Orchard" under the direction of A. Vilkin in 2015, performing in the plays: Aladdin, Wolves and Sheep, All Mice Love Cheese, Twelfth Night, ..., Yvonne, Princess of Burgundy, The Night Before Christmas , Pippi Longstocking, Sad joke, Moscow and Muscovites, I will lead you out of the darkness, The Glass Menagerie.

Vladimir Roganov was accepted into the troupe of the ITC “The Cherry Orchard” under the direction of A. Vilkin in 2015, engaged in the plays: Aladdin, Wolves and Sheep, All Mice Love Cheese, Twelfth Night..., Yvonne, Princess of Burgundy, Moscow and Muscovites, The Night Before Christmas, Pippi Longstocking, A Sad Joke, Crime and Punishment, Russian Jam, The Glass Menagerie, Tartuffe.

Maria Malkova was accepted into the troupe of the ITC "The Cherry Orchard" under the direction of A. Vilkin in 2009, she is engaged in the plays: Aladdin, The Cherry Orchard, All Mice Love Cheese, Pippi Longstocking, A Sad Anecdote, Crime and Punishment, The Night Before Christmas, Yvonne, Princess of Burgundy, Russian Jam, Butterfly Tango, The Thirteenth Star.

Evgenia Mironova was accepted into the troupe of the ITC "The Cherry Orchard" under the direction of A. Vilkin in 1995, she was engaged in the plays: Yvonne, Princess of Burgundy, The Night Before Christmas, Pippi Longstocking, A Sad Anecdote, Crime and Punishment, Russian Jam, Sacred Monsters, Scandal , or what is not recommended for the public to watch, Tartuffe, The Thirteenth Star, I will bring you out of the darkness, Marriage.

Irina Novikova was accepted into the troupe of the ITC “The Cherry Orchard” under the direction of A. Vilkin in 2001, performing in the performances: Conversations in a Clear Moon, Wolves and Sheep, Yvonne, Princess of Burgundy, Crime and Punishment, Russian Jam, Sacred Monsters.

Aksinya Oleynik was accepted into the troupe of the ITC “The Cherry Orchard” under the direction of A. Vilkin in 2015, performing in the plays: Aladdin, Conversations in a Clear Moon, Wolves and Sheep, All Mice Love Cheese, Twelfth Night, The Night Before Christmas, Pippi Longstocking, Sad anecdote, Crime and Punishment, Tartuffe, I will lead you out of the darkness.

Ksenia Romenkova was accepted into the troupe of the ITC “The Cherry Orchard” under the direction of A. Vilkin in 2015, she is engaged in the plays: Aladdin, Wolves and Sheep, All Mice Love Cheese, Twelfth Night..., The Night Before Christmas, Pippi Longstocking, Tartuffe.

Alexander Savelyev was accepted into the troupe of the ITC "Cherry Orchard" under the direction of A. Vilkin in 2014, engaged in the plays: Aladdin, Wolves and Sheep, All Mice Love Cheese, Twelfth Night, Moscow and Muscovites, The Night Before Christmas, Pippi Longstocking, Yvonne , Princess of Burgundy, Tartuffe, The Thirteenth Star, Sad Anecdote, Beautiful People, Crime and Punishment, Russian Jam, I will lead you out of the darkness.

Marina Sauskan was accepted into the troupe of the ITC “The Cherry Orchard” under the direction of A. Vilkin in 1995, performing in the plays: Yvonne, Princess of Burgundy, The Night Before Christmas, Crime and Punishment, A Sad Anecdote, Russian Jam, Sacred Monsters, Tartuffe, Marriage.

Evgeniy Sologalov was accepted into the troupe of the ITC “The Cherry Orchard” under the direction of A. Vilkin in 2003, performing in the plays: The Cherry Orchard, Wolves and Sheep, Twelfth Night..., The Night Before Christmas, Pippi Longstocking, The Glass Menagerie.

Irina Sologalova was accepted into the troupe of the ITC “The Cherry Orchard” under the direction of A. Vilkin in 2003, performing in the plays: Conversations on a Clear Moon, Wolves and Sheep, Twelfth Night..., On Golden Lake, The Night Before Christmas, Crime and Punishment , Sad joke, Russian jam, Sacred monsters, Tartuffe.

Alexander Troshin was accepted into the troupe of the ITC “The Cherry Orchard” under the direction of A. Vilkin in 2014. Busy in the plays: Aladdin, “Twelfth Night”, “Yvonne, Princess of Burgundy”, “The Night Before Christmas”, “Pippi Longstocking”, A Sad Anecdote, Crime and Punishment, “Russian Jam”, “The Thirteenth Star”, I’ll Get You Out of darkness.

Alexey Shchukin was accepted into the troupe of the ITC “The Cherry Orchard” under the direction of A. Vilkin in 2008, engaged in the performances: Conversations on a Clear Moon, The Cherry Orchard, Twelfth Night..., Marriage, Yvonne, Princess of Burgundy, On the Golden Lake, Crime and punishment, A sad anecdote, Russian jam, The Glass Menagerie, Butterfly Tango, The Thirteenth Star, Tartuffe, Emigrants.

Elena Shchukina was accepted into the troupe of the ITC "The Cherry Orchard" under the direction of A. Vilkin in 2002, she was engaged in the plays: The Cherry Orchard, Wolves and Sheep, Yvonne, Princess of Burugnd, Marriage, A Sad Anecdote, Crime and Punishment, Russian Jam, Scandal, or what is not recommended for the public to see, The Glass Menagerie.

Nikolai Sakharov was accepted into the troupe of the ITC “The Cherry Orchard” under the direction of A. Vilkin in 2017. , engaged in the plays: The Cherry Orchard, The Night Before Christmas, Marriage, Moscow and Muscovites, Crime and Punishment.

Valentina Emelyanova was accepted into the troupe of the ITC "The Cherry Orchard" under the direction of A. Vilkin in 2003, she is engaged in the plays: Aladdin, All Mice Love Cheese, The Cherry Orchard, Wolves and Sheep, Yvonne, Princess Boer The Night Before Christmas, Marriage, Million by contact, Moscow and Muscovites, Sad joke, Crime and punishment, Wonderful people, Tartuffe, The Thirteenth Star.

Maria Ilyakova was accepted into the troupe of the ITC “The Cherry Orchard” under the direction of A. Vilkin in 2017, she is engaged in the performances: Conversations in a Clear Moon, Wolves and Sheep, Twelfth Night, Marriage, Moscow and Muscovites, Pippi Longstocking.

Ilya Krutoyarov was accepted into the troupe of the ITC “The Cherry Orchard” under the direction of A. Vilkin in 2018, and is involved in the performances: Conversations on a Clear Moon, Wolves and Sheep, Twelfth Night, How Marya the Princess Saved the New Year, The Night Before Christmas, A Sad Anecdote , Pippi Longstocking, Russian jam, I will give you Moscow.

Alexey Sakharov was accepted into the troupe of the ITC "The Cherry Orchard" under the direction of A. Vilkin in 2018, and is involved in the performances: Conversations on a Clear Moon, Twelfth Night, The Night Before Christmas, Crime and Punishment, A Sad Anecdote, Pippi Longstocking, Russian Jam, I I will give you Moscow.

Sofia Zentsova was accepted into the troupe of the ITC “The Cherry Orchard” under the direction of A. Vilkin in 2017, she is engaged in the performances: Aladdin, Conversations under a Clear Moon, Pippi Longstocking, I will give you Moscow.

There is probably no theater in which Chekhov’s “The Cherry Orchard” would not be staged. Sovremennik is no exception. But for him, this play directed by Galina Volchek truly became a calling card.

About the play “The Cherry Orchard”

Galina Volchek managed to do the seemingly impossible. Her “The Cherry Orchard” is not a shocking interpretation of the classics, not unexpected interpretations or shocking details that could be “read between the lines.” The performance is built on a subtle play of halftones. The main thing that the director and actors want to convey to the audience is feelings. Despair, humility, hope... the fate of each of the heroes is shown in amazing unity with the era.

Galina Volchek also presented the Cherry Orchard itself as an active character. It is into it, in the hope of lingering at least for a moment in the disappearing past, that the heroes peer with bitterness and longing.

The premiere of the play “The Cherry Orchard” at Sovremennik took place on September 9, 1997. In those years, the best theater actors were involved in it - Elena Yakovleva, Igor Kvasha and many others. Since then, the lineup has not become less stellar, but has undergone some changes. But the leading actors, Marina Neelova and Sergei Garmash, continue to delight the audience with their brilliant, talented performances.

Other director's events

A contemporary for Galina Volchek is life. She admitted more than once that she could not imagine herself without this theater. And he certainly wouldn’t be what he is without her. On her native stage, Volchek staged many brilliant performances. “Two on a swing”, “The gin game”, “Murlin Murlo”, “Three sisters”, “Hare love story” - these are just the latest of them.

How to buy tickets for the play “The Cherry Orchard”

Moscow theatergoers, who traditionally treat the classics with special reverence, sincerely fell in love with the play “The Cherry Orchard.” And today those who witnessed the premiere are introducing the production to their children. Despite the fact that the hall is always sold out, we are ready to help you buy tickets for The Cherry Orchard.

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It probably doesn’t matter how many years have passed since the premiere. This year, the audience of “The Cherry Orchard” applauds the actors just as enthusiastically as in September 1997. And no matter how many generations change, there will always be those who will appreciate this production, which has become a true contemporary classic, at its true worth.

On October 28, 2018, I was lucky enough to attend the play “Sacred Monsters,” staged based on the play of the same name by Jean Cocteau at the Moscow Cherry Orchard Theater Center.
It was my first time at this theater; to my shame, I knew nothing about it, and unexpectedly, for me personally, this evening became one of the best Moscow theater evenings this year.
Cocteau, like Maugham before him, tells the story about the world of the theater, about the game of life and about everyday life, as the embodiment of an endless play, carefully, he is attentive to details and characters, pays attention to the little things and so deeply draws the relationships of the main characters that this play has been loved and staged by various theaters and studios in different countries for many years. Some tell it better, some tell it worse, the art of theater is a very subjective story. But for the first time in a long time, I kept an eye on what was happening on stage, because I was being shown a real “theater.” The way he should be.
The story of the relationship between a middle-aged, successful acting couple, into whose life a young ambitious woman intervenes, who both destroys and at the same time strengthens their union, was told very subtly.
The magnificent Olga Shirokova, who played Esther, painted such a powerful, such a stunning female image with every movement, phrase, and turn of her head that it was impossible, if not breathtaking, to tear yourself away from the stage. Initially large and handsome Florent, played by Alexander Vilkin, became small, cowardly and helpless next to Esther.
And so ugly, tasteless, unattractive, which was emphasized by her ridiculous, vulgar outfits, the young predator Lian looked against her background, whom Irina Sologalova got to embody, that, realizing that the actress was very pretty, I was even upset at how disgusting the role was her character came out.
The rest of the characters and Esther's friend - Charlotte. And the beautiful, so wise maid, who is also the confidante of the main character - Lyulya, came out bright and lively, performed by Maria Ostapenko and Lyudmila Kozhevnikova. And the whole story about the theatricality of life as such, about male weakness, about peremptory ambitious youth, and about the wisdom of a mature woman, I think that remains modern regardless of when it is played, because human feelings do not change.
After the performance, I went out with my friend, and everyone said that the whole story was a very good illustration of the most difficult thing, which so often turns out to be tragic - the ability to let go in order to find it.
And that special strength is needed in order to forgive betrayal and accept the fact that it remains a “dagger in the heart” until the end of days.
In the preamble to the play “Sacred Monsters,” Cocteau writes: “No retrospective, and especially nothing pictorial. If the author, together with the artist and performers, achieves this, the goal has been achieved.”
And I am sure that the goal that the author voices to those who touch his story has been fully achieved here.

Known in Moscow, the remarkable theater center called “The Cherry Orchard” is a state-funded cultural institution in the capital. This theater is led by its founder and permanent creative inspirer Alexander Vilkin. Throughout its existence, the theater never ceases to follow the basic principles and ideals. Its repertoire is also formed on the basis of the best works of classical and modern drama.

Alexander Vilkin - founder of the team

The now famous Cherry Orchard Theater on Sukharevskaya appeared in Moscow in 1995, when the talented director Alexander Vilkin created his own troupe. And today this theater group works under the leadership of its founder, Honored Artist of Russia and People's Artist, winner of various awards in the field of art and literature.

Wilkin Alexander was also awarded the Order of the Pomeranian Vulture for outstanding services and achievements in the development of Polish contemporary theater. He is a very talented and versatile person. At one time, Vilkin played leading roles in the theater, having worked for more than 25 years on the stage of the famous Taganka. He also worked on television and acted in films. As a director, A. Vilkin staged more than a hundred wonderful performances in various theaters across the country. Today, the talented director is also a professor at the Theater Institute. B.V. Shchukin. Vilkin always dreamed of his own stage for his native theater. However, his dream came true only in the year of the anniversary. Twenty years after its founding, the theater finally moved into its own building, which officially opened its doors in the center of Moscow on Malaya

About the name of the center

The Cherry Orchard Theater on Sukharevskaya is closely connected with the dramaturgy of A.P. Chekhov. It is no coincidence that its name is identical to the name of one of the plays of a classic of Russian literature. When founding the collective, A. Vilkin, as artistic director, sought to create his own artistic space, where creative issues would be based on civil and moral principles, which the great Russian writer A. Chekhov preached in his plays, as in life.

Theater repertoire

From the very first day of its foundation, the Cherry Orchard Theater on Sukharevskaya has invariably included in its repertoire productions based on the best works of famous playwrights of the past and present. Here you can see performances of different genres and artistic styles. The viewer will find in “The Cherry Orchard” a sparkling French farce and an ironic-sad tragicomedy, a multi-layered psychological drama and an emotional, philosophical and paradoxical drama. This metropolitan group performs wonderful performances not only based on Gogol, Ostrovsky, Jean-Baptiste Moliere, Albee Edward, and many other famous authors.

Not only do professionals respond positively to the productions of “The Cherry Orchard,” ordinary spectators also admire them. Today the theater's repertoire includes 19 performances, including children's productions. In the summer, the season is closed, but in mid-September the Cherry Orchard Theater on Sukharevskaya will begin to operate at full capacity. The playbill for the performances is already on the website of the theater center, and tickets are on sale.

Where is

This one is located in the capital on 10/31. There is a metro station with the same name next to it, so getting to the place is not difficult at all. In addition to the subway, you can also get to the Cherry Orchard Theater on Sukharevskaya by car along the Garden Ring or by public transport to the above metro station. Then, walking along Sretenka Street just one hundred meters, you will find yourself in the Cherry Orchard Theater.

Performance “The Cherry Orchard” directed by the artistic director of the Sovremennik Theater Galina Volchek, it ran for more than 200 performances and has remained in the repertoire of one of the most popular Moscow theaters for 13 years.

This legendary production has an unusual fate, because the premiere performance "The Cherry Orchard" took place not in the native walls of the theater, but in New York, at the Broadway Martin Beck Theater. The play “The Cherry Orchard” Contemporary opened the 1997 season, and for two weeks American audiences watched with delight this production of Anton Chekhov's classic play.

From America, the theater brought the prestigious Drama Desk Award, which is awarded in the field of drama and was the first time awarded to a foreign theater. The Moscow public warmly greeted the new production, and performances at Chistye Prudy invariably ended with a standing ovation from the audience.

Since then play "The Cherry Orchard" went on tour in many European countries, and during the Paris performances, the famous actress Fanny Ardant could not hold back her tears and expressed a desire to come to Moscow to see other Sovremennik performances.

The play by Anton Chekhov, written in 1903, has long become a theatrical classic and after the first production at the Moscow Art Theater by Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko, this work gained enormous popularity and is still staged not only in Russia, but also on theater stages around the world .

Over the years, the play was staged by Sofia Giatsintova, Anatoly Efros, Peter Brook,

Sam Mendes, Tom Stoppard and other outstanding directors. In recent years, productions of Chekhov's comedy have been successfully staged at the RAMT, Moscow Art Theater. Chekhov and Lenkom.

But, despite the numerous interpretations of the famous play and its textbook nature, the Sovremennik Theater managed to create an original performance in which Chekhov’s plot regains its relevance, and in a breathtaking performance a long-gone world appears before the audience, giving way to a new time.

Lyubov Ranevskaya (Marina Neelova) and her brother Leonid Gaev (Igor Kvasha) are attached to a beautiful cherry orchard and perceive it as a symbol of the nobility and their youth. The garden can be saved by turning the estate into a profitable place, but the main characters of the play cannot do this.

IN play "The Cherry Orchard" the tragic inconsistency of the main characters with the coming new time is shown with precise Chekhovian intonations. The production is decorated with excellent acting performances. The performance brought together a truly stellar cast: Marina Neelova, Sergei Garmash (Lopakhin), Igor Kvasha, Valentin Gaft (Firs), Elena Yakovleva (Varya).

The play “The Cherry Orchard” at the Sovremennik Theater remains one of the most popular productions and attracts metropolitan audiences with the wonderful direction of Galina Volchek and the excellent cast of performers.

Tickets for the play “The Cherry Orchard” You can purchase tickets at any time on the TicketService website by filling out a special order form or by calling our operators. Treat yourself to a wonderful evening enjoying timeless classics on the stage of one of the best Moscow theaters.