National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard

• Cast: Zoë Wanamaker, Claudie Blakley, Mark Bonnar, Pip Carter, Kenneth Cranham
• Duration: 185 minutes
• Genre: Drama
• Rating: 10/10
• Release Date: 2011-06-30

Madame Ranevskaya is a spoiled, aging aristocratic lady who returns from a trip to Paris to face the loss of her magnificent Cherry Orchard estate after a default on the mortgage. In denial, she continues living in the past, deluding herself and her family, while the beautiful cherry trees are being axed down by the re-possessor Lopakhin, her former serf, who has his own agenda.