The Cherry Orchard (Donmar Warehouse) London Reviews and Tickets

See it if A clever transposition of the original play, great acting and overall a fun night.

Don't see it if Some lengths and some eery music

See it if you enjoy classic plays that in its text still has shocking relevance to today

Don't see it if you don't enjoy slow paced at times plays

See it if You have low standards for entertainment and like everything. You don't like sets or backdrops.

Don't see it if You want coherent arcs...or in this case character flatlines. Could have been told in 5 minutes. Bad acting. Read more

See it if You like pretentious and incoherent shows

Don't see it if Dislike bizarre modernist interpretations that don't work. A number of people left at the interval. I stuck it out but was thoroughly bored.

See it if You've had a lobotomy

Don't see it if You are a human

See it if You like Chekhov and want to see a new interpretation of a piece of classic theatre.

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See it if You’re open to experimentation in theatre and contemporary interrogations of classic plays.

Don't see it if You’re expecting an easy-to-digest commercial production of Chekhov. Read more

See it if You want to laugh at banality. It is played for laughs. If you want woke Chekhov, here you go.

Don't see it if U value Chekhov's brilliance, understand the relevance without it being drummed into you, want to see more than carpet & cast in sweatpants Read more