The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden

11th-15th June 2024
Presented by OVO
By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Adapted by Elizabeth Newman
Directed by Janet Podd and Faith Turner
Location The Roman Theatre
Tickets £15.50 – £24.50

OVO’s Roman Theatre  Open Air Festival production celebrates Frances Hodgson Burnett’s classic tale of friendship, loss and the restorative power of Nature. 

When orphaned Mary Lennox comes to live at her uncle’s great house on the Yorkshire Moors, she finds it full of secrets. At night, she hears crying down one of the long corridors. She tracks it down to her cousin Colin, who has spent his entire life in bed, unable to walk.  One day, Mary finds a key that leads her to a garden held locked for years and completely overgrown. Mary and her friend Dickon nurse the garden back to life, bringing joy back to the house and those living there.

Elizabeth Newman’s new adaptation celebrates the power of transformation and healing through nature.  Directed by Faith Turner and Janet Podd, this production marks the launch of OVO’s new community ensemble, which offers local people the opportunity to perform in high quality productions in a professional environment.

The production also showcases the work of some of our talented local artists.

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The Roman Theatre of Verulamium
Bluehouse Hill, St Albans AL3 6AE

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