From the producing team behind The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Arts Theatre) and The Children of Eden Gala Concert (Prince Edward Theatre), Aria Entertainment and Knockhardy Productions bring the three times Tony Award winning musical The Secret Garden to life in an intimate concert at The King’s Head Theatre, Islington. The Secret Garden: In Concert will run from 10th February until 17th March 2013. The production is directed by Matthew Gould.
The Secret Garden is based on Frances Hodgson Burnett’s novel which was first published in its entirety in 1911. This musical version was first produced on Broadway in 1991 and ran for 709 Performances, the production won the 1991 Tony Awards for Best Book of a Musical, Best Featured Actress in a Musical, and Best Scenic Design. A heavily revised Royal Shakespeare Company production ran at Stratford from November 13, 2000 until January 27, 2001. The RSC production transferred to the West End Aldwych Theatre, running from February 2001 until June 2001. A full recording of the RSC version was released on CD by First Night Records in 2001.
When Mary Lennox is orphaned, she must return from India to live with her distant uncle in Yorkshire. With a blossoming friendship with local boy Dickon, Mary begins to take an interest in the mysterious house she now lives and is entranced by the garden...but can she unlock the secrets that are held within?
Casting will be announced soon.
The King's Head Theatre is London's first pub theatre since Shakespeare's time, founded in 1970 with 50 West-End/Broadway transfers to its credit. Multi-Award winning Adam Spreadbury-Maher became the venue's second ever Artistic Director in March 2010, relaunching the venue with a revolutionary opera programme. Since 2008 Spreadbury-Maher's production company has become well renowned for staging world premieres and first time revivals of work by some of the most well-known and respected playwrights of the modern era including Edward Bond, Peter Gill, Nick Ward and Tennessee Williams.
Visit www.kingsheadtheatre.org to find out more and to book tickets.
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