The Secret Garden
28 November 2009
to 23 January 2010 Quarry Theatre
In an imposing manor house, in the heart of the Yorkshire Moors, there’s a door that once led to a magical garden, a door that’s been locked for many years, the key buried and all but forgotten.
When ten year old Mary Lennox is suddenly orphaned she must make the journey from sun-baked India to live with her distant uncle in wintry Yorkshire. Spoilt and unhappy it’s only when Mary meets a local lad, Dickon, and learns of the lost garden that she begins to take an interest in the house, its inhabitants and the stories it holds. With the help of the wild birds and animals Dickon calls his friends, can the two of them find the key to the garden and unlock the secrets growing inside?
Following in the footsteps of his acclaimed production of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Ian Brown directs a spellbinding brand new musical adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s classic children’s novel that’s guaranteed to blossom in the imaginations of children young and old.
Adapted from the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Book by Garry Lyons
Lyrics by Garry Lyons and Tim Sutton
Music and Arrangements by Tim Sutton
Directed by Ian Brown
Choreography by Ann Yee
Visit our Secret Garden page to read more about our spectacular Christmas production and whilst you're there you'll now be able to listen to some of Tim Sutton's wonderful music!
Press cuttings
“All the ingredients of a perfect Christmas show” Yorkshire Post
“A triumph. There is no other word for it” The Stage
“A good wholesome musical” Daily Mail
“West Yorkshire Playhouse is again giving a seasonal example to others” The Times
“The cast all deliver first-class performances” The Times
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