The Cherry Orchard

Must the house be sold?

A childhood home, held in the family for generations, and a failing business alongside it. Debts are mounting, times are changing, and impending doom is coming for the old guard.

Amongst the rooms of tired luxury, a quirky and disjointed family gather for what might be their last summer, haunted by the ghosts of the past and their own strange demons.

In 1976, after the departure of the BBC, the Riverside Studios arts centre opened with a community-led drive to celebrate local artists.