Andrew Hilton at the Neuss Festival in Germany in 2015, 2016 & 2017, and at the Craiova International Festival in Romania in 2016. While Shakespeare has clearly been his main focus, Hilton has attracted high praise for his three Chekhov productions - "Three Sisters", "Uncle Vanya" and "The Cherry Orchard - "and also for his productions of Tom Stoppard's "Arcadia," Sheridan's "The School for Scandal" and Friel's "Living Quarters". In most of his work Hilton works in collaboration with the playwright, Dominic Power, who edits Shakespeare with him and has also contributed new scenes to "Measure for Measure", "The Changeling,The Taming of
The Cherry Orchard of the past (often reliving memories about her son's death, etc.). The speeches by the student Trofimov, attacking intellectuals were later seen as early manifestations of Bolshevik ideas and his lines were often censored by the Tsarist officials. Cherry trees themselves are often seen as symbols of sadness or regret at the passing away of a certain situation or of the times in general. The theme of identity, and the subversion of expectations of such, is one that can be seen in "The Cherry Orchard"; indeed, the cast itself can be divided up into three distinct parts: the Gayev family