NT Live: The Cherry Orchard July 17, 2011

The Cherry Orchard [Director: Howard Davies]
Anton Chekhov's final play stars Zoë Wanamaker as Madame Ranevskaya. The play concerns an aristocratic Russian woman and her family who return to the family's estate just before it is auctioned to pay the mortgage. It will be directed by the National Theater associate director Howard Davies, whose recent productions of Russian plays (including Philistines, Burnt by the Sun and The White Guard) have earned critical acclaim.

NT Live Series:
UMS and the Michigan Theater join forces again to bring high-definition screenings of live theater broadcasts by the National Theater, London. NT Live broadcasts plays produced by the National Theater in London onto cinema screens worldwide. In the US, these "live" screenings are delayed to accommodate the time difference. Broadcasts will feature behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with the actors.