Sparkling Chekhov production dances around frivolous lives
This English-language production of The Cherry Orchard is a whirl of motion
The Cherry Orchard
By Anton Chekhov
O’Reilly Theatre, Belvedere, Run concluded
Rating****
Reviewed by Francesca Comyn
The fourth wall is abandoned from the start. Actors double up on roles, joke with the audience and move about a minimalist set with a landscape backdrop that gradually sparkles to life.
Flemish theatre company tg STAN’s contemporary, English-language production of The Cherry Orchard is a whirl of motion that heightens the comic aspects of Chekhov’s last ...