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Season 7
S7E4 19 décembre 1971

The Cherry Orchard

BBC Play of the Month - Season 7

Madamr Ranevskaya is a spoiled, aging aristocrat who returns from Paris to face the loss of her magnificent cherry orchard estate after a default on the mortgage. In denial, she continues living in the past, deluding herself and her family, while the beautiful cherry trees are being axed down by the repossessor Lopakhin, her former serf, who has his own agenda.

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Season 7

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E1 26 septembre 1971

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Mistaken identity, unrequited love, and the supernatural are combined in Shakespeare's classic set in the woods of Greece on a moonlit night.

E2 24 octobre 1971 115 min

Rasputin

In early 20th century Russia, a peasant monk exerts great influence upon the superstitious wife of the Russian Tsar.

E3 28 novembre 1971

Tartuffe

Orgon is a man of property duped by the false piety of the penniless Tartuffe. Orgon takes him into his house, believing him a paragon of virtue. Orgon orders his daughter to reject her fiancé and marry Tartuffe.

E4 19 décembre 1971

The Cherry Orchard

Madamr Ranevskaya is a spoiled, aging aristocrat who returns from Paris to face the loss of her magnificent cherry orchard estate after a default on the mortgage. In denial, she continues living in the past, deluding herself and her family, while the beautiful cherry trees are being axed down by the repossessor Lopakhin, her former serf, who has his own agenda.

E5 23 janvier 1972

Summer and Smoke

A plain, repressed spinster falls for a dashing young medical student, but he prefers the wilder life, until it's too late.

E6 20 février 1972

Stephen D

Stephen Dedalus comes of age in a Dublin changing radically as the 20th century nears.

E7 16 avril 1972

The Merchant of Venice

Antonio's friend Bassanio is in love and needs money to go courting. Using Antonio as his collateral, he borrows money from Shylock. But when the debt comes due, Shylock demands repayment in the form of a pound of Antonio's flesh.

E8 14 mai 1972

Lady Windermere's Fan

Lady Windermere suspects that her husband is having an affair with another woman; she confronts him with it.

E9 11 juin 1972

The Playboy of the Western World

E10 23 juillet 1972

She Stoops to Conquer

E11 13 août 1972

Trelawny of the "Wells"

A theatrical troupe from the west end of London loses its leading lady when she elopes with a wealthy young man from the other side of town.

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