RSC’s star-studded Cherry Orchard – first look photos
Kenneth Branagh, Bill Pullman and Helen Hunt lead the production
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Stratford-upon-Avon
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21 July 2026
Photos have been revealed for the Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of The Cherry Orchard.
The new version of Anton Chekhov’s final play is by playwright Laura Wade and directed by RSC co-artistic director Tamara Harvey.
Playing this summer in the Swan Theatre, the piece stars Kenneth Branagh as Lopakhin, Helen Hunt as Madame Ranyevskaya, and Bill Pullman as Gaev.
Joining them are Chumisa Dornford-May as Anya, Alfred Enoch as Trofimov, Esther Smith as Varya and Sophie Stone as Sharlotta.
The full company includes Rob Alexander-Adams (Passer By), Michael Elwyn (Firs), Amber Gadd (Dunyasha), Guy Henry (Pishchik), Erin Siobhan Hutching (offstage understudy), Julian Moore-Cook (Yasha), and Andy Rush (Yepikhodov).
Completing the creative team are designer Anna Fleischle, lighting designer Aideen Malone, composer Laura Rossi, sound designer Claire Windsor, movement director Annie-Lunnette Deakin-Foster, fight director Alex Payne, musical director Tomek Pieczora and casting director Charlotte Sutton.
The Cherry Orchard runs in Stratford-upon-Avon until 29 August.
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