ELORA – Come for an open-air performance in the beautiful yard at the Elora Centre for the Arts, presented on the pavilion stage by the Elora Community Theatre.
The theatre company will be presenting four performances of The Secret Garden
Show dates include June 13 at 7:30pm, June 14 at 2pm and 7:30 pm, and June 15 at 7:30pm.
The Secret Garden is based on the heartwarming novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, and is directed by veteran directors Michelle Salmon and Deb Stanson.
The plot
Mary Lennox, a spoiled, ill-tempered, and unhealthy child, comes to live with her reclusive uncle at Misselthwaite Manor on England’s Yorkshire moors after the death of her parents in India.
There she meets a hearty housekeeper and her spirited brother, a cheerful robin, and her willful, hysterical, and sickly cousin, Master Colin, whose wails she hears echoing through the house at night.
With the help of the robin, Mary finds the door to a secret garden, neglected and hidden for years.
When she decides to restore the garden in secret, the story becomes a charming journey into the places of the heart, where faith restores health, flowers refresh the spirit, and the magic of the garden, coming to life anew, brings health to Colin and happiness to Mary.
Approximate running time (including intermission) is 90 minutes.
Tickets are available online at eloracentreforthearts.ca, or with cash at the door.
Adults $25 and youth $15.
Bring your own lawn chair or a blanket to sit on.
