'My life has no sense or meaning without this place.'

When Lyubov Ranevskaya returns to her childhood estate after years abroad, she finds her family home and beloved cherry orchard under threat.

As old loyalties falter and new ambitions rise, a world of privilege begins to crumble. Can Lyubov embrace the future, or will the pull of memory prove impossible to escape?

A deeply moving portrait of love, loss and letting go, Conor McPherson's poignant adaptation of Chekhov's masterpiece opened at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London's West End in 2026, directed by Ian Rickson and starring Kristin Scott Thomas and Stephen Mangan.

'Quite possibly the finest playwright of his generation' The New York Times on Conor McPherson



Conor McPherson's plays include The Weir, The Seafarer, Shining City, The Brightening Air and Girl from the North Country, which have been performed in the West End, on Broadway and throughout the world, to enormous critical acclaim. His adaptation of Chekhov's Uncle Vanya was awarded the South Bank Sky Arts Theatre Award in 2021.