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A University of Chichester Conservatoire, People and Stories, and Weald & Downland Museum Production

In a lonely manor house on the Yorkshire Moors, Archibald Craven is stifled by his manipulative sister and yearns for his beautiful, late wife, all the while becoming more isolated and remote
from his son. But their quiet routine is turned upside down when young Mary Lennox is sent
to live with them following the death of her parents in India.

 
She finds a secret walled garden hidden in the grounds and with the help of a few friends releases the magic and adventure locked inside it, changing their lives forever. The Secret Garden has a special place in many people’s hearts. Be it as a musical, a novel, or a film, the timeless story
has a way of staying with you
with the powerful message to live life to the full.

A very special site-specific production for Easter 2023,created for the iconic Gridshell Building at the Weald and Downland Living Museum.

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"Beautiful and moving. Not a dry eye by the curtain call."
 
"Spot on. The perfect show in the perfect location"
 
"The tightest telling of The Secret Garden that I've seen. It really zips along."
 
"Loved the music, the dancing, the way it was staged. The hairs on my arm were on end."
 
"Extraordinary. I've never seen a musical so up close and intimate."

“What a magical show. My kids were entranced throughout.”
 

Project Team

Amani Hawa
Molly Brice
Florence Day
Maria Dubowska
Amy Edwards
Beccie Hales
Emi Hall
Rosalind Hardie
Ellie Jackson
Ruth Jonas
Joshua Jones
Lily Mansfield
Katie Martin
Yvette Moyles
Reannah McNee
Natalie Owen
Isabella Selby
James Small
Daniel Western
Alfie Whitchurch

Frances Hodgson Burnett
Marsha Norman

Scott Ramsay
Harry Wells
Gemma Siamantas
Matthew Pike
Peter Hall
David Morgan
Donna Day Lafferty
Natalie Gunn
Julia Grela

Mary Lennox
Mrs. Holmes
Martha Sowerby
Rose Lennox
Miss Shaw
Mrs. Medlock
Mrs. Shelley
Vocalist
Dr. Harriet Craven
Miss Williams
Archibald Craven
Miss Buttersworth
Lily Craven
Mrs. Winthrop
Alice Crawford
Miss Pitcher
Colin Craven
Vocalist
Ben Weatherstaff
Albert/Dickon

Original Novel
Book and Lyrics
Music

Director and Designer
Musical Director
Choreographer
Lighting
Sound
Costume
Producer
Event Management
Production Associate

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