The Cherry Orchard the three or four outstanding plays by Chekhov, along with "The Seagull", "Three Sisters", and "Uncle Vanya". 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
Cherry Orchard Road Cherry Orchard Road Cherry Orchard Road is a road and building development in East Croydon, London. The street is part of the longer A222 road for all of its length. This road carries on to Old Bexley and passes a major junction with the A20 dual-carriageway to Central London and Dover, and the A21 road with connections with Hastings and Lewisham. The road joins Addiscombe with East Croydon, and is a vital link to the major transport interchange of East Croydon station where there are main line and tram services on all routes. The station provides main line services from