The Secret Garden
by Frances Hodgson Burnett, Adapted by Elizabeth Newman
Bleak Expectations
By Mark Evans
“A delightful and enduring tale celebrating the power of transformation and healing through nature.”
“Would Dickens approve? Maybe after a glass or two …..”
About the PlayS
The Secret Garden
Sour and bad-tempered, 10-year-old Mary Lennox is orphaned and sent from India to Yorkshire to be put into the care of an uncle she has never met. At Misselthwaite Manor, a broken-hearted house full of secrets and strange noises, Mary discovers a garden as lost and neglected as she is. If she can learn to make friends, Mary might be able to bring more than just the garden back to life. Frances Hodgson Burnett's delightful and enduring tale celebrates the power of transformation and healing through nature.
Bleak Expectations
Follow half-orphan Pip's extraordinary exploits with sisters Pippa and Poppy and best friend Harry Biscuit, as they attempt to escape the calculating clutches of the dastardly Mr Gently Benevolent, defeat the hideous Hardthrasher siblings, and deflect disaster at every turn! Will evil be vanquished by virtue? Can love triumph over hate? Based on the award-winning BBC Radio 4 series, Mark Evans' stage play Bleak Expectations is a hilarious, chaotic caper, featuring dastardly villains, preposterous names, pulse-quickening romances, heart-rending death scenes, and definitely, probably, hopefully a happy ending. Would Dickens approve? Maybe after a glass or two …..
Performance Dates
27th - 29th March 2025
The Secret Garden
Friday 28th March 2025, 7.30pm
Saturday 29th March 2025, 2pm
Bleak Expectations
Thursday 27th March, 7.30pm
Saturday 29th March, 4.30pm
Saturday 29th March, 7.30pm
Ticket Prices
Full: £10
Under 14s only: £8