The Secret Garden
Set in the wonderful city of Leeds, this story follows Maya, a young refugee finding her way through the chaos and possibility of a new city. High above the concrete and noise, Maya encounters three young people – each navigating their own way through the city and together they discover something extraordinary: a forgotten secret garden blossoming on the top of a high-rise.
Raw, contemporary and full of laughter; this is a joyful story of resilience and friendship, where the transformative powers of a magical garden holds the future for all of them.
Leeds Playhouse & Theatr Clwyd. Spring, 2027.
DICKON:
I didn’t tell you.
All this all this…
The whole city.
It was once the great forest of Elmet.
All of it.
The undulations (I love that word)...
Held thousands on thousands of elm trees.
I’s been gone so long no-one remembers.
But if you listen…
If you really listen,
Some days some days…
You hear it.
It's not ghosts.
It's the echoes - they're trying to wake us.
That’s the wuthering – it’s calling us back to life.
The Secret Garden - adaptation by Linda Marshall Griffiths
The Secret Garden Linda Marshall Griffiths