'Oh my childhood...All the days of my innocence I slept in the nursery. I looked out of that window at the cherry orchard...and happiness woke with me every morning.' Regarded as a classic of 20th century theatre, Chekhov's play revolves around 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.