THE CHALK GARDEN

By Enid Bagnold

5 June – 2 August 2008

THE CHALK GARDEN

The child’s a flower. She grows in liberty.

Raised in a manor house beside the sea, where the flowers struggle to grow, sixteen-year-old Laurel runs wild. As her eccentric grandmother tends to the garden, Laurel's need for love forces her into a world of fantasy. But things begin to change with the sudden appointment of a governess who brings a mysterious new presence to an already dysfunctional household.

The Donmar presents the first major London rival in thirty years of Enid Bagnold’s remarkable dark comedy.

CAST

in order of appearance

Miss Madrigal PENELOPE WILTON
Maitland JAMIE GLOVER
Second Applicant STEPH BRAMWELL
Laurel FELICITY JONES
Third Applicant LINDA BROUGHTON
Mrs St Maugham MARGARET TYZACK
Nurse LINDA BROUGHTON
Olivia SUZANNE BURDEN
The Judge CLIFFORD ROSE

PRODUCTION

Director MICHAEL GRANDAGE
Designer PETER MCKINTOSH
Lighting Designer PAULE CONSTABLE
Composer & Sound Designer ADAM CORK
Casting Director ANNE MCNULTY
Production Manager PAUL HANDLEY
Company Stage Manager KRISTI WARWICK
Deputy Stage Manager JENEFER TAIT
Assistant Stage Manager LAURA DRAPER
Assistant Director ABBEY WRIGHT
Costume Supervisor SAM PICKERING
Rehearsal Photographer MARC BRENNER
Production Photographer MANUEL HARLAN

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