The Cherry Orchard in Cinemas

In a first for an Irish theatre company, Druid’s production of Anton Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard, in a version by Tom Murphy, was live streamed to cinemas direct from the Black Box Theatre, Galway.

The Cherry Orchard was seen live in cinemas across Ireland and the UK on Thursday 5 March at 7pm, this will be followed by a year-long programme of live-recorded showings internationally.

Bringing together one of the world’s great classic plays with one of Ireland’s greatest writers, Druid present Tom Murphy’s version of Chekhov’s masterpiece The Cherry Orchard at Black Box Theatre, Galway and Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin. A play about land, legacy, and the struggle between tradition and change, this will be the first major production of Tom Murphy’s work since his death in 2018.

‘Pungent and urgent’- The Guardian
‘Bleakly magnificent’- Sunday Independent
‘Hynes directs with supreme control’- Irish Independent

Credits

Cast

  • Derbhle Crotty
  • Ian-Lloyd Anderson
  • Siobhán Cullen
  • Megan Cusack
  • Peter Daly
  • Rachel Feeney
  • Garrett Lombard
  • Aaron Monaghan
  • Rory Nolan
  • Helen Norton
  • John Olohan
  • Marty Rea

Company

  • Séamus Hughes
  • Delia Keane
  • Mary McHugh
  • Seán T. O'Meallaigh
  • Michael Rooney
  • Peter Shine
  • Ambre Shoneff

Creatives

  • Director Garry Hynes
  • Set Design Francis O'Connor
  • Lighting Design James F. Ingalls
  • Sound Design Gregory Clarke
  • Movement David Bolger
  • Music Conor Linehan
  • Costume Designer Francis O'Connor
  • Doreen McKenna
  • Assistant Costume Designer Clíodhna Hallissey
  • Directed for Film Ross MacGibbon
  • Producer for Film Dione Orrom

Production

  • Production Manager Barry O'Brien
  • Company Manager Jean Hally
  • Deputy Stage Manager Sophie Flynn
  • Assistant Stage Managers Olivia Drennan
  • Martina Kavanagh
  • Stage Management Intern Fiona Cradock
  • Costume Supervisor Roisin Lennon
  • Costume Assistant Jingyi Zhang
  • Dresser Jade Gavin Goodfellow
  • Hair and Make-up Val Sherlock
  • Technical Manager Shannon Light
  • Master Carpenter Gus Dewar
  • Carpenters Des Burke
  • Pete Nelson
  • Tony O'Reily
  • Lighting Programmer Susan Collins
  • Production Sound Richard Curwood
  • Technicians Ronan Gallagher
  • Blue Hanley
  • Dmitri McEvoy
  • Emma O'Grady
  • Scenic Artist Rachel Towey
  • Scenic Painter Angeline Byrne
  • Gill Christine
  • Matt Guinnane
  • Site Manager Keith Newman
  • Magic Consultant Pat Fallon
  • Publicity Photography Matthew Thompson
  • Production Photography Robbie Jack
  • Rehearsal Photography Boyd Challenger
  • Graphic Design Gareth Jones
  • Video Myles Shelly
  • PR Bowe Communications
  • Film Producers Serpent Production
  • Film Distribution Element Distribution