Written by Anton Chekov, translation by Mike Alfreds with Lilia Sokolov
Directed by Mike Alfreds
Ian McKellen in the role of Lopakhin
Cottesloe, London; His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen
10 December 1985 - 8 March 1986
CAST
Dunyasha | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Selina Cadell |
Lopakhin | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Ian McKellen |
Yepikhodov | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Greg Hicks |
Firs | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Hugh Lloyd |
Anya | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Claire Moore |
Ranevskaya | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Sheila Hancock |
Varya | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Eleanor Bron |
Gayev | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Edward Petherbridge |
Charlotta Ivanovna | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Julie Legrande |
Simeonov Pishchik | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Roy Kinnear |
Yasha | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Jonathan Hyde |
Trofimov | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Laurance Rudic |
A passer-by | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Peter Needham |
The Station Master | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Simon Dutton |
The Post Office Clerk | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Tristram Wymark |
OTHER CREDITS
Design & Lighting: Paul Dart; Music: Ilone Sekacz; Dances: Sue Lefton