The Cherry Orchard
14 Jun 2018Size: 215mm x 135mm£19.99
The Cherry Orchard
Paperback £19.99
A fresh take on Chekhov's classic play, by the Tony Award-winning playwright of The Humans.
Stephen Karam is known for his explorations of the idiosyncrasies of human speech and behavior—the subtleties, the depth, and the wonderfully awkward minutiae. With this new adaptation of The Cherry Orchard, Chekhov’s canonical masterpiece about a family on the brink of bankruptcy, Karam’s fluid style pairs harmoniously with the work of the master playwright.
'Mr. Karam’s plays aren’t tearful, but they are often about loss—of love, of health, of innocence—and the messy, haphazard, necessary ways we get on with our lives afterward… He specializes in painful comedies that really shouldn’t be as funny as they are. Karam is a mature writer, very much in command of his gifts.'
New York Times'Stephen Karam is among the very best of his generation of playwrights.'
New York Magazine'The more you see Anton Chekhov’s final play, the weirder it seems… The Cherry Orchard contains distinctly bizarre touches: unexplained offstage noises, ominous portents of revolution, and a morbid ending that’s nearly Beckettian… Adapter Stephen Karam layers American accents (racial and immigration anxieties) into his lean, accessible script.'
Time Out New York14 Jun 2018Size: 215mm x 135mm£19.99
