<Tr> <Th> Genre </Th> <Td> Drama </Td> </Tr> <P> The Cherry Orchard (Russian: Вишнëвый сад, translit . Vishnevyi sad) is the last play by Russian playwright Anton Chekhov . Written in 1903, it was first published by Znaniye (Book Two, 1904), and came out as a separate edition later that year in Saint Petersburg, via A.F. Marks Publishers . It opened at the Moscow Art Theatre on 17 January 1904 in a production directed by Konstantin Stanislavski . Chekhov described the play as a comedy, with some elements of farce, though Stanislavski treated it as a tragedy . Since its first production, directors have contended with its dual nature . It is often identified as one of the three or four outstanding plays by Chekhov, along with The Seagull, Three Sisters, and Uncle Vanya . </P> <P> The play concerns an aristocratic Russian landowner who returns to her family estate (which includes a large and well - known cherry orchard) just before it is auctioned to pay the mortgage . Unresponsive to offers to save the estate, she allows its sale to the son of a former serf; the family leaves to the sound of the cherry orchard being cut down . The story presents themes of cultural futility--both the futile attempts of the aristocracy to maintain its status and of the bourgeoisie to find meaning in its newfound materialism . It dramatises the socio - economic forces in Russia at the turn of the 20th century, including the rise of the middle class after the abolition of serfdom in the mid-19th century and the decline of the power of the aristocracy . </P> <P> Widely regarded as a classic of 20th - century theatre, the play has been translated and adapted into many languages and produced around the world . Major theatre directors have staged it, including Charles Laughton, Peter Brook, Andrei Șerban, Jean - Louis Barrault, Tyrone Guthrie, Katie Mitchell, Mehmet Ergen and Giorgio Strehler . It has influenced many other playwrights, including Eugene O'Neill, George Bernard Shaw, David Mamet, and Arthur Miller . </P>

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