The Cherry Orchard Tickets in London at the Harold Pinter Theatre
The Cherry Orchard, Chekhov's last play, is at the Harold Pinter Theatre from 3 October 2026 to 9 January 2027 only, in a new version by Conor McPherson directed by Ian Rickson. It's one of the hottest tickets in London. Kristin Scott Thomas plays Lyubov Ranevskaya, who comes home after years abroad to find her family estate, and its cherry orchard, about to be sold to pay the debts, and Stephen Mangan is Lopakhin, a merchant whose family were once serfs.
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Who's The Cherry Orchard For?
Kristin Scott Thomas fans. She's back at the theatre where she played Betrayal in 2011, and back with Ian Rickson, who directed her Olivier-winning Seagull.
Anyone who saw Uncle Vanya here in 2020: this is the same director and writer, Rickson and Conor McPherson, doing Chekhov again.
Anyone studying the play, or who has read it and never seen it on stage.
It's not for you if you want a lot of plot. The family spend most of the play putting off a decision about the estate, and Chekhov is more interested in how they talk around it than in what happens.
What Tickets Cost
Tickets start from around £30 and go up to around £235. Most seats cost from around £70 up to around £120, and premium seats start from around £150.
October is close to sold out, so the cheapest seats come and go: a few dates start from around £30, but most start from around £50 to £60.
Monday to Wednesday costs a little less at the top, around £210 for the best seats, compared with around £235 from Thursday to Saturday and every day over Christmas and New Year.
The top prices are for the middle of the Stalls, from row D to row N. Rows R to U at the back of the Stalls are cheaper, and so are the Royal Circle and Balcony. For a group, give us a call and we'll find seats together.
About The Cherry Orchard at the Harold Pinter Theatre
Anton Chekhov wrote The Cherry Orchard in 1903. It was his last play, and it was first staged at the Moscow Art Theatre in January 1904. Chekhov called it a comedy, while Stanislavski, who directed that first production, played it as a tragedy.
This is a new production, not a transfer, and Conor McPherson has written a new version of the play for it. Ian Rickson directs, with sets by Chloe Lamford, lighting by Bruno Poet and movement by Shelley Maxwell. Sonia Friedman Productions produce it.
It runs 2 hours 30 minutes with an interval, so evenings finish at about 10pm and matinees at about 5pm. It's recommended for ages 11 and over.
What's The Cherry Orchard About?
Lyubov Ranevskaya has been living abroad, and she comes home to the estate where she grew up. It's in debt, and it's going to be auctioned, cherry orchard and all.
Lopakhin, whose father was a serf on the estate, has a plan to save it: cut down the orchard and let the land for summer cottages. She won't hear of it.
Around her are her brother Gaev, her daughter Anya, her adopted daughter Varya, the student Trofimov, and a household of servants, among them Firs, the old footman.
Performance Schedule
The Cherry Orchard plays Monday to Saturday at 7:30pm, with matinees on Wednesday and Saturday at 2:30pm. There's no Sunday performance.
| Day | Matinee | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | - | 7:30pm |
| Tuesday | - | 7:30pm |
| Wednesday | 2:30pm | 7:30pm |
| Thursday | - | 7:30pm |
| Friday | - | 7:30pm |
| Saturday | 2:30pm | 7:30pm |
| Sunday | - | - |
Previews start on Saturday 3 October, the press night performance on Tuesday 13 October starts early, at 7pm, and the final performance is at 7:30pm on Saturday 9 January 2027.
A few dates differ from the table:
- No matinees until Saturday 17 October.
- No performance on Monday 19 October, Monday 2, 16 and 30 November, and Monday 14 December.
- No performance on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Eve or New Year's Day.
- Christmas Eve is a 2:30pm matinee only, with no evening performance.
Best Seats for The Cherry Orchard
The middle of the Stalls, rows E to K, is the best view in the theatre: close enough for every expression, and in front of the pillars and the circle above. The front of the Dress Circle is just as good from a little higher up.
For less, the front of the Royal Circle is the value pick. It's the third level, but the theatre is small and it doesn't feel high.
Skip seats directly behind a pillar. In the Stalls they stand in row M, and in each circle in row B. They're thin, so you lose a sliver of the stage rather than a chunk, but at full price it's worth moving.
For this production the front row on sale is row C.
Every level is covered in the Tickets and Best Seats tab. Call us on 020 7193 9050 and we'll check your seat against the pillars before you book.
Cast and Creative Team
Kristin Scott Thomas plays Lyubov Ranevskaya. She won an Olivier for The Seagull and a BAFTA for Four Weddings and a Funeral, and she was Oscar-nominated for The English Patient. On television, she's in Slow Horses.
Stephen Mangan plays Lopakhin. He was Guy Secretan in Green Wing and Seán Lincoln in Episodes, and he was Tony-nominated on Broadway for The Norman Conquests.
Ian Rickson directs. The rest of the company and the creative team are in the Cast and Creatives tab.
Book The Cherry Orchard Tickets
The Cherry Orchard is at the Harold Pinter Theatre for a strictly limited season, closing on 9 January 2027, and the early October dates are selling fastest. All-in pricing, so the price you see is what you pay. If you'd like help choosing seats, or want to check a date, give us a call.
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From around £30 up to around £235, all-in, and most seats are around £70 to £120. Call us on 020 7193 9050 for prices on your date.
She's cast for the whole run, and no dates off have been announced. As with any show, illness can mean someone else goes on, so if you're booking to see her, call us and we'll check your date.
About 2 hours 30 minutes, including an interval. An evening show finishes at about 10pm and a matinee at about 5pm.
At the Harold Pinter Theatre, Panton Street, London SW1Y 4DN, a few minutes from Piccadilly Circus. It runs from 3 October 2026 to 9 January 2027, with press night on 13 October.
No. The Royal Shakespeare Company staged its own Cherry Orchard in Stratford-upon-Avon this summer. This one is in London, at the Harold Pinter Theatre, with Kristin Scott Thomas and Stephen Mangan, in Conor McPherson's version, directed by Ian Rickson.
Both. Chekhov called it a comedy, and there are funny scenes, but it's about a family losing their home, and it's sad too. It's often described as a tragicomedy.
Anton Chekhov, in 1903. It was his last play. This production uses a new version by Conor McPherson, who wrote The Weir and Girl from the North Country.
Kristin Scott Thomas (Lyubov Ranevskaya), Stephen Mangan (Lopakhin), Peter Wight (Gaev), Vinette Robinson (Varya), Nadia Parkes (Anya), Jack Riddiford (Trofimov) and Karl Johnson (Firs). The full company is in the Cast and Creatives tab.
The theatre recommends it for ages 11 and over. One scene shows a character threatening self-harm with a gun. Whatever their age, everyone who comes in needs a ticket of their own.
Rows E to K in the Stalls are closest to the action without a pillar in view, and row A of the Dress Circle is as good from above. Tell us your budget on 020 7193 9050 and we'll find the best seat left.
Yes, twice a week from Saturday 17 October, on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons, plus Christmas Eve. There are none in the first two weeks.
No. Wear whatever you're comfortable in.
Latecomers are let in at a suitable break, which can be a while into the play. Arrive 15 to 20 minutes before, no later.
Yes: audio described on Saturday 31 October, BSL signed on Saturday 7 November and captioned on Saturday 14 November, all at 2:30pm. They're booked through the theatre's own access team, not through us.
After press night on Tuesday 13 October. We'll round them up in the News and Reviews tab.
Tickets and Best Seats for The Cherry Orchard
Tickets run from around £30 to around £235, all-in, with the top price around £210 from Monday to Wednesday. It's a small theatre, so you're close to the stage from every level.
Stalls
The Stalls have the most legroom and the closest view. For this production the front row on sale is row C, and the most expensive seats run from row D to row N, with the very top price in the middle of rows F to J.
Our pick is the middle of rows E to K. The stage here isn't high, so the front rows aren't a strain on the neck either.
Two pillars stand in row M, so from row N back some seats look past one. The Dress Circle is overhead from row L, and it cuts off the top of the stage from about row Q. The first and last two seats of rows C to H sit outside the frame of the stage.
Rows R to U are cheaper. If you're buying back there, take the ends of the row rather than the middle, where the pillars and the circle above get in the way most.
There's no aisle through the middle of the Stalls, so a seat about a third of the way along the row is easier to get in and out of at the interval.
Dress Circle
The first level up, and the only one you can reach without steps from the street. The middle of row A is superb, then the middle of rows B and C, between the pillars. The pillars stand in row B, so some seats in rows C and D look past them. Row F is tucked in against the back wall, with the least legroom on the level.
Royal Circle
The third level, but the theatre is small enough that it doesn't feel high. The front is one of the best buys in the theatre, often cheaper than the Stalls and the Dress Circle. Look first at the middle of rows B and C. Pillars stand in row B, and there's a bar across the front with supports in rows A and B. Legroom is tight, so anyone over 6ft will be more comfortable downstairs.
Balcony
The top level, the cheapest, and 59 steps up from the street. There are no pillars, but a bar runs across rows A and B, so book the middle of row C. It's high and steep, so it's not for anyone who doesn't like heights, and it has the tightest legroom in the theatre. If the front of the Royal Circle costs only a little more, we'd pay the difference.
Boxes
The Boxes are at the sides, facing the stage at an angle, and they're rarely on sale.
More detail on every level is in our Harold Pinter Theatre guide. Call us on 020 7193 9050 and we'll find the best seats left on your date.
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Getting to the Harold Pinter Theatre
The Harold Pinter Theatre is on Panton Street, London SW1Y 4DN, just off Haymarket, between Piccadilly Circus and Leicester Square.
Piccadilly Circus (Piccadilly and Bakerloo lines) is the nearest tube, 3 to 4 minutes' walk. Leicester Square (Northern and Piccadilly) is 3 to 5 minutes, and Charing Cross, the nearest mainline station, 6 to 8.
Buses 12, 88, 159 and 453 stop on Haymarket at Charles II Street, about a minute away, and the 9, 23 and 139 stop at Jermyn Street, about two minutes away. The 24, 29 and 176 stop at Leicester Square station, and the 14 and 19 at the Trocadero, both about four minutes' walk.
Arrive 15 to 20 minutes before, no later. The doors open 90 minutes before the show and the auditorium about 30 minutes before, and bags are checked on the way in. The theatre is card only, and you can order interval drinks to your seat.
It has around 800 seats on four levels: the Stalls, Dress Circle, Royal Circle and Balcony, plus Boxes. There's no lift. The Dress Circle is level with the street, and the Royal Circle and Balcony have their own entrance at the side of the building.
Access, parking and places to eat nearby are all in our Harold Pinter Theatre guide.
Address
Panton Street, London SW1Y 4DN
Nearest Tube
Piccadilly Circus
The Cherry Orchard Cast
The company, as published on 28 September 2026:
- Kristin Scott Thomas as Lyubov Ranevskaya
- Stephen Mangan as Lopakhin
- Peter Wight as Gaev
- Vinette Robinson as Varya
- Nadia Parkes as Anya
- Jack Riddiford as Trofimov
- Karl Johnson as Firs
- Ruby Bentall as Sharlotta
- Megan Cusack as Dunyasha
- Noof Ousellam as Yasha
- Shubham Saraf as Yepikhodov
Kristin Scott Thomas won the Olivier for Best Actress in The Seagull at the Royal Court, directed by Ian Rickson, and played the part again on Broadway. She was in Betrayal at this theatre in 2011, when it was still the Comedy Theatre, and Electra at the Old Vic in 2014. On screen she won a BAFTA for Four Weddings and a Funeral, was nominated for an Oscar for The English Patient, and is in Slow Horses.
Stephen Mangan was Tony-nominated for playing Norman in The Norman Conquests on Broadway, and played Bertie Wooster in Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense in the West End. On television he's been Guy Secretan in Green Wing, Seán Lincoln in Episodes and Nathan Stern in The Split.
Creative team
Written by Anton Chekhov, in a new version by Conor McPherson. Directed by Ian Rickson. Set by Chloe Lamford, lighting by Bruno Poet, movement direction by Shelley Maxwell and casting by Amy Ball CDG. Produced by Sonia Friedman Productions.
Ian Rickson's productions include Jerusalem and The Weir, and Sonia Friedman Productions' shows include Leopoldstadt.
The Cherry Orchard Reviews
The Cherry Orchard's first performance is on Saturday 3 October 2026, and press night is Tuesday 13 October. The critics' reviews follow press night.
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