Photos: Claudie Blakley in Chekhov's 'The Cherry Orchard'
Claudie Blakley (aka P&P 05 's Charlotte Lucas ) currently co-stars in Chekhov 's The Cherry Orchard at London's National Theatre . The play started its previews May 10th , with an official opening May 17th and runs through July . Read the Playbill.com story Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard , presented in a version by Andrew Upton and starring the previously announced Zoë Wanamaker, who returns to the National to play Ranyevskaya, will open this year's Travelex £12 season in the Olivier Theatre, beginning performances May 10, prior to an official opening May 17 . The cast also includes Claudie Blakley (as Varya ), Mark Bonnar (Trofimov), Pip Carter (Yepihodov), Kenneth Cranham (Firs), Paul Dodds, Craige Els, Mark Fleischmann, Colin Haigh, Conleth Hill (Lopakhin), Gerald Kyd (Yasha), James Laurenson (Gaev), Tim McMullan (Simyonov-Pischik), Jessica Regan, Tim Samuels, Emily Taaffe (Dunyasha), Stephanie Thomas, Joseph Thompson, Rosie Thomson, Ellie ...