The Cherry Orchard

Prema Ramesh, the commander of an old starship, is on a sacred mission to lead humanity towards a new planet, but the ship is falling apart, and the crew is suffering. When rumors spread of another viable planet, the crew begins to dream of a new future, but first, the old structures must crumble. This adaptation of Chekhov's tragicomic final work is published to coincide with the world premiere at the Yard Theatre, London, in September 2022.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 112 pages
Publication date: 08 September 2022
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Years of the same old routine, and then, without warning, tomorrow is a stranger. An old starship, far from Earth. Prema Ramesh, the ship's grieving commander, seeks solace in the sacred mission of her ancestors: leading the remnants of humanity towards the Destination. A bountiful world on which their descendants will one day thrive. But after centuries in the void, the creaking vessel is falling apart, its crew is suffering. What good is a promised paradise when the present is unbearable? So, when rumors spread of another viable, much closer planet, the crew begins to dream of different possibilities. It could all end now. A new future beckons. But first, the old structures must crumble. They won't fall without a fight.

A playful adaptation of Chekhov's tragicomic final work. Joy in the infinite, loss on a galactic scale, small lives, and great ambitions adrift in the cosmos. This edition is published to coincide with the world premiere at the Yard Theatre, London, in September 2022.

A The Yard Theatre, ETT, and HOME Manchester production, co-commissioned by The Yard Theatre and ETT.

Dimension: 198 x 129 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781350359161