28.11.24 – 29.11.24, The Cherry Orchard

Paris is over. Lyubov Andreyevna returns to her cherry orchard after five years. There she finds the remnants of the artistocracy of the 20th century. The cherry orchard, once a thriving business, is about to be sold, but they are not concerned with that. They go out to dinner, throw parties and just serve the staff beans. Third-year drama students from KASK & Conservatorium, together with Atta Nasser, explore how to relate to repertoire. They delve into the colourful characters Tjechov presented to them 120 years ago, finding characters talking past each other, the denial of reality and an inescapable fate.

When is it time to let something go? Are we dealing with a healthy dose of Sehnsucht here, or is there more to it? Buckle up, guys, grab yourself a good glass of vodka, take your communist manifesto (or your Bible) and immerse yourself in this Russian playground.

We say ‘fuck you, Stanislavski, the Cherry Orchard is not a tragedy!’ We want humour. We want to play, We are around. We want to hustle. We want #dommedingen. We want YOU in the ROOM.

Credits

• Players: Melanie Barelds, Luna De Boos, Roos De Graeve, Tist De Maeyer, Lena Dirckx, Domien Huybrechts, Marte Lambaerts, Anaïs Maes, Lander Merckx, Mischa Pakravesh, Noa van Dongen
• Guidance: Atta Nasser, Kristof van Baarle
• Text: Anton Tsjechov