Further casting announced for THE CHERRY ORCHARD

Shehrazade Zafar-Arif 16 July, 2026, 11:11

Further casting has been revealed for The Cherry Orchard at the Harold Pinter Theatre, with Stephen Mangan set to star opposite the previously announced Kristin Scott Thomas.

Headshot of Stephen Mangan provided by production.

The last play written by the great Russian playwright Anton Chekhov, in 1903, The Cherry Orchard follows aristocratic Russian landowner Lyubov Ranevskaya, who returns to her childhood estate after years abroad. There she finds her family home and beloved cherry orchard under threat from a changing world. This new production of The Cherry Orchard is an adaptation by celebrated playwright Conor McPherson (The Weir, Girl from the North Country, Uncle Vanya) and directed by Olivier and Tony Award nominated director Ian Rickson (Uncle Vanya, Jerusalem, The Weir).

Joining BAFTA and Olivier Award-winning actor Kristin Scott Thomas (Electra, Slow Horses, Four Weddings and a Funeral) in the role of Lyubov Ranevskaya is Stephen Mangan (The Split, Episodes, The Birthday Party) as Lopakhin. They will both be joined by further cast members Ruby Bentall (Industry) as Sharlotta, Megan Cusack (Playboy of the Western World) as Dunyasha, Karl Johnson (King Lear) as Firs, Noof Ousellam (Macbeth) as Yasha, Nadia Parkes (Kidnapped) as Anya, Jack Riddiford (Stereophonic) as Trofimov, Vinette Robinson (Emilia) as Varya, Shubham Saraf (An Enemy of the People) as Yepikhodov and Peter Wight (Three Sisters) as Gaev. Complete casting will be announced in due course.

The Cherry Orchard will see a number of creatives reuniting after collaborating on past projects: Mangan previously worked with Rickson on Pinter’s The Birthday Party in 2018, Scott Thomas previously starred as Arkadina in Rickson's production of Chekhov's The Seagull, and Rickson and McPherson previously worked together on The Weir in 1997 and Chekhov's Uncle Vanya in 2020.

The rest of the creative team includes Set Designer: Chloe Lamford; Costume Designer: Sussie Juhlin-Wallén; Lighting Designer: Bruno Poet; Sound Designer: Tom Gibbons; Composer: Stephen Warbeck; Movement Director: Shelley Maxwell and Casting Director: Amy Ball CDG.

The Cherry Orchard will play at the Harold Pinter Theatre from 3 October 2026 until 9 January 2027, with press night on 13 October.

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