A homecoming. A picnic. A party. A leavetaking.
It’s an uncertain time. Change is coming, you can sniff it in the air.
A family returns to a home that’s seen better days – but it still has its orchard. Precious, beautiful, but…in the way.
Chekhov’s great, last play needs no embellishment to describe our times. What orchards are we cutting down? What orchards are we planting?
Pamela Rabe leads a large cast from today’s Australia, in a classic as funny as it is profound. This promises to be one of the highlights of 2021.
I’ve wanted to do this for years. With a richly talented gang of actors and after the year we’ve all lived through…it’s time for this beautiful, celebratory, moving play. – Eamon Flack
Supported by the Chair’s Circle.
Photo by Brett Boardman
Cast
A cast of eleven including:
Nadie Kammallaweera
Pamela Rabe
Keith Robinson
Charles Wu
Performance Times
29 May – 27 June
Tuesday 6.30pm
Wednesday 6.30pm
Thursday 7.30pm
Friday 7.30pm
Saturday 2pm & 7.30pm
Sunday 5pm
Unwaged
Thursday 1pm, 10 June
Previews
Saturday 7.30pm, 29 May
Sunday 6.30pm, 30 May
Tuesday 7.30pm, 1 June
Opening Night (Invitation Only)
Wednesday 7.30pm, 2 June
Matinee Performance
Thursday 1pm, 24 June
Post-show Q&A
Tuesday 8 June, directly following the performance
Schools Performance
Thursday 11.30am, 17 June
More info: belvoir.com.au