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The Secret Garden (Duffield)

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  2w, 1m, 1girl(s), 2boy(s)

Frances Hodgson Burnett, Neil Duffield

The Secret Garden
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Adapted by Neil Duffield

Orphan Mary Lennox, snobbish and aloof, is sent to stay with her reclusive uncle at Misselthwaite Manor in Yorkshire. She makes friends with Dickon, who understands animals and nature, and discovers a secret garden that she can tend. As the garden is…

The Secret Garden (Duffield)

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 1m, 1girl(s), 2boy(s)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Adaptation (Literature), Theatre for Young Audiences, Period
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Children (Age 6-10), Pre-Teen (Age 11-13), Teen (Age 14-18)

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Summary
Orphan Mary Lennox, snobbish and aloof, is sent to stay with her reclusive uncle at Misselthwaite Manor in Yorkshire. She makes friends with Dickon, who understands animals and nature, and discovers a secret garden that she can tend. As the garden is transformed, Mary, her invalid cousin Colin, and then his grieving father, feel the power of the magic of new life and growth.
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Performing Groups
M1 or 2 F2. 2 boys, 1 girl (with doubling).
  • Time Period 1900-1910
  • Setting Various simple settings.
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

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Authors

Author

Frances Hodgson Burnett

Author

Neil Duffield

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