theatre

The Cherry Orchard

At Riverside Studios, Hammersmith, London · 3 performances from Fri 11 Sept to Sat 12 Sept.

Must the house be sold? A childhood home, held in the family for generations, and a failing business alongside it. Debts are mounting, times are changing, and impending doom is coming for the old guard. Amongst the rooms of tired luxury, a quirky and disjointed family gather for what might be their last summer, haunted by the ghosts of the past and their own strange demons. In 1976, after the departure of the BBC, the Riverside Studios arts centre opened with a community-led drive to celebrate local artists. The Cherry Orchard was the first play to be produced at the newly hand-refurbished the