
The Ranevskaya family, who are on the brink of losing their ancestral estate, including its beautiful cherry orchard, due to mounting debts. Characters propose different solutions, including cutting down the orchard and developing the land for summer cottages, which symbolizes the inevitability of change and the end of old traditions. 'The Cherry Orchard' is tone of he greatest works of world drama, imbued with deep psychology and subtle humour, emphasising the tragedy of the situation.