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The Cherry Orchard

By Anton Chekhov, in a version by Tom Stoppard 

— ,Milton Court Theatre
Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard at the Guildhall School

Guildhall School presents Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard in a version by Tom Stoppard.

‘The whole of Russia is our orchard’

Anton Chekhov’s final masterpiece, a comedy about a family facing ruin, is a poignant snapshot of the sweeping change that came to a head with the Russian Revolution in 1917.

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Access Performances
Friday 20 October: Audio-described performance and touch tour for blind and visually impaired people. To book for the audio-described performance and touch tour, please book with the Barbican Box Office in person or by phone on 020 7638 8891.

The audio description of will be delivered live by Guildhall School Technical Theatre Arts student Ben Cook via headsets to the blind and visually impaired audience members. The touch tour is a chance to visit the set, feel the props, and enhance your enjoyment of the show, and will also involve a chance to meet the actors and hear their voices. Programme notes will be pre-recorded and sent out to all the patrons a few days prior to the show, and read live 15 minutes before the show starts. These programme notes will describe the set, the characters and costumes, and important notes about the show. 

Promoted by the Guildhall School of Music & Drama.

Creative team

Christian Burgess director
Polly Sullivan designer
Johanna Town lighting designer
Sue Lefton movement director
Colm Molloy composer**
Eleanor Coxall sound designer*
Jon Armstrong magic consultant
Jack Wills assistant lighting designer*
Elliott Squire assistant designer

* student on the BA (Hons) Technical Theatre Arts programme
** student on the BMus (Hons) Composition programme 

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