A. P. Chekhov
the cherry orchard
Premiere: Slovene National Theatre Nova Gorica (2026)
Chekhov’s final masterpiece is often read as a drama of social change, yet this adaptation places its strongest focus on the fragile relationships between its characters. The cherry orchard becomes a space of encounters, departures, memories and transformation. Restructured through a series of dynamic dramatic situations, the performance intensifies the emotional undercurrents and subtle conflicts of the original text. Built in a predominantly comic rhythm, with strong contrasts emerging through moments of dramatic stillness, it explores the fragile space where humour and loss exist side by side.
Director & author of adaptation: Tamara Damjanović
Dramaturge: Ana Kržišnik Blažica
Set & costume designer: Marita Ćopo
Conductor: Katarina Ranković
Light designer: Luka Matić
Accordion teacher: David Šuligoj
Performance acts designers: Natalia Sultanova, Ravil Sultanov
Translators: Milan Jesih, Mojca Marič
Language consultants: Anja Pišot, Klasja Kovačić
Photos: Peter Uhan