Name: The Cherry Orchard
Start: 2026-02-27
End: 2026-03-01
Location: Festival Theatre

When

27 Feb - 01 Mar

Where

Festival Theatre

Access

Venue & access info here

Tickets

Adult

Premium $159 | A Res $149 | B Res $139 | Restricted view $119

Festival Friends

Premium $135 | A Res $127 | B Res $118 | Restricted view $101

Concession*

A Res $120 | B Res $112 | Restricted view $95

Under 40**

A Res $40 | B Res $40 | Restricted view $40

Full-time student^

A Res $75 | B Res $70 | Restricted view $60

Transaction fees apply
* Pensioner, Health Care Card holder, MEAA/Actors’ Equity member. NOTE: Commonwealth Senior Health and Seniors Cards are ineligible for concession
** Limited capacity, ID required
^ ID required

Times

Fri 27 Feb 6pm
Sat 28 Feb 7:30pm
Sun 1 Mar 2pm

Duration

2hr 25mins, incl. interval

Warnings

Contains strong language, drug references, smoking on stage, sexual references and references to suicide.

Note

Performed in Korean with English surtitles.
Recommended for audiences 14+
Latecomers will be admitted at a suitable break in the performance.

벚꽃동산

A blistering reimagining of Chekhov’s final play, set in modern-day Seoul.

What happens when the matriarch of a powerful family refuses to let go of the past?

Director Simon Stone – acclaimed for his shattering reimagining of Yerma (Young Vic, 2016), Medea (International Theatre Amsterdam, 2021) and hit of the 2025 Festival, contemporary opera, Innocence – has become a master of transforming classic texts into blisteringly contemporary theatre.

Now, he returns to Adelaide Festival with a new take on The Cherry Orchard, transplanting Chekhov’s Russian masterpiece into the high-stakes world of South Korean chaebols.

This is no museum piece: it’s a fast-paced drama that ricochets between heartbreak and humour, asking whether a family on the brink will evolve or crumble.

Cannes Best Actress winner Doyeon Jeon and Emmy-nominated Haesoo Park (Squid Game), lead the remarkable ensemble that brings this electric vision of The Cherry Orchard to life.

‘The Cherry Orchard’ by Simon Stone
After the original play by Anton Chekhov

Cast
Doyeon Jeon, Haesoo Park, Sangkyu Son, Moon Choi, Jihye Lee, Yunho Nam, Byunghoon Yoo, Sejun Lee, Juwon Lee

Written and Directed by Simon Stone
Executive Producer Tency H.J. Lee
Producer Min K. Shin
Associate Creative Producer Wouter Van Ransbeek
Associate Director Hayoon Sim
Dramaturg & Script Translator Danbi Yi
Set Designer Saul Kim
Costume and Associate Set Designer Mel Page
Lighting Designer James Farncombe
Music and Sound Designer Youngkyu Jang
Hair & Make-up Designer Jiyoung Baek

Images @Studio AL, LG Arts Center

Produced by LG Arts Center

Co-commissioned by Adelaide Festival

The Cherry Orchard is generously supported by the Adelaide Festival Chairman’s Circle and Principal Donor – Girgensohn Foundation.