West End Cherry Orchard adds more casting
Ian Rickson reunites with Conor McPherson for the new production of Anton Chekhov’s play
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London
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21 August 2026
The Cherry Orchard has revealed two more names ahead of its West End run.
Already locked in for the show are Kristin Scott Thomas as Lyubov Ranevskaya, Stephen Mangan as Lopakhin, Ruby Bentall as Sharlotta, Megan Cusack as Dunyasha, Karl Johnson as Firs, Noof Ousellam as Yasha, Nadia Parkes as Anya, Jack Riddiford as Trofimov, Vinette Robinson as Varya, Shubham Saraf as Yepikhodov and Peter Wight as Gaev
Anton Chekhov’s play, presented in a new adaptation by Conor McPherson and directed by Ian Rickson, will also star Anastasia Martin in the role of Anya, with Jeff Rawle as Pishchik. Further casting is to be announced.
The production runs at the Harold Pinter Theatre from 3 October 2026 to 9 January 2027, with a press night on 13 October.
Chekhov’s final play follows Lyubov Ranevskaya as she returns to her family estate to find her beloved cherry orchard under threat, confronting the changing social and economic landscape of turn-of-the-century Russia.
The creative team includes set designer Chloe Lamford, costume designer Sussie Juhlin-Wallén, lighting designer Bruno Poet, sound designer Tom Gibbons, composer Stephen Warbeck, movement director Shelley Maxwell and casting director Amy Ball.
The Cherry Orchard is produced in the West End by Sonia Friedman Productions and Winkler and Smalberg.
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