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23 hours ago · Review of ‘The Secret Garden’: “Unlocked wonder”. Frances Hodgson Burnett’s turn-of-the-century classic returns to the stage in a new adaptation playing at Regent’s Open Air Theatre until mid-summer. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this blooming version of a literary icon ends up coming up roses.
23 hours ago · by Nicola Barrett. June 26, 2024. Reading Time: 6 mins read. The Secret Garden has always been a story which has evoked rich imagery, like all of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s books. Lush tangled garlands of roses, ivy-covered stone walls, the dour and dark halls of Yorkshire mansions. Sunshine slowly permeates the flow of the text.
5 days ago · Gabriella Sundar Singh stars in Shaw Festival’s production of “The Secret Garden.”. It’s at the Royal George Theatre until Oct. 13. It is natural — and likely inevitable — to view so many plays through the lens of COVID-19 these past few years. Isolation, death, anger … you don’t have to look too far.
5 days ago · Under the care-taking direction and choreography of Stacey Flaster, who continues to bring new clarity to old plays, this haunting musical ( almost operetta like), with music by Lucy Simon and book and lyrics by Marsha Norman is a wonderful experience for the eye and the ear.
23 hours ago · In the case of Frances Burnett’s classic “The Secret Garden,” it feels like fate. A tale of imperfect kids who’ve seemingly lost everything to disease and tragedy, rediscovering joy through the restorative power of nature. If she hadn’t written it 113 years ago, you’d think someone did it during the third or fourth lockdown of 2021.
2 days ago · The Secret Garden stars Theo Angel as Colin, Richard Clews as Ben Weatherstaff, George Fletcher as Dr. Craven, Amanda Hadingue as Mrs. Medlock, Molly Hewitt-Richards as Martha, Jack Humphrey as Archibald Craven, Avita Jay as Champa, Hannah Khalique-Brown as Mary Lennox, Patrick Osborne as Captain Lennox, Sharan Phull as Lata/The Robin, Archana Ramaswamy as Padma, and Brydie Service as Dickon.
3 days ago · The Secret Garden. 2 stars (out of 4) By Jay Turvey and Paul Sportelli, directed by Turvey, based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Until Oct. 13 at the Shaw Festival’s Royal George ...
