 In 1925 he made his London debut, playing Yasha in J.B. Fagan's production of "The Cherry Orchard", in a cast that included Alan Napier as Gaiev, O.B.Clarence as Firs and Gielgud as the young student Trofimov.Over the next few years Byam Shaw appeared in three more plays by Chekhov, and in plays by Strindberg and Ibsen.