Kirsikkatarha
A story of family, nostalgia and longingNote: No longer in repertoire!
Anton Chekhov’s final play, Kirsikkatarha, is a story of a family haunted by an unspoken tragedy, of nostalgia and its destructive power, of longing for a place that never existed, of secret dreams, slaves and masters, opportunism and idealism. And, as everything in life ultimately is, whether we admit it to ourselves or not, it is a story of love.
Our Kirsikkatarha glows in white and pink until autumn arrives and Ljubov Andrejevna Ranevskaja’s estate faces auction—unless the impoverished aristocratic family can, before the deadline, take control of their lives, free their minds from the past
and recover the money they have squandered so extravagantly. But before that, they dream of a perfect world, secretly yearn for the unattainable, dance to the sound of strings, fight, embrace—and thirst for life. Passionately, with their hearts on the line.
Lauri Maijala, director













































