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Title details for The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett - Available

The Secret Garden

by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Jeanne Sakata
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In this L.A. Theatre Works original commission, playwright Jeanne Sakata has created a new audio adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett's beloved classic.

Mary Lennox is an orphaned 10-year-old who is sent to live with her uncle in his country house on the moors. Her new life is almost unbearable, but when she hears stories of the estate's mysterious, abandoned garden she's determined to discover its secrets.

Recorded at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood in June 2024.

Directed by Jessica Kubzansky

Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg

An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast recording, starring:

  • Jonathan Charles as Colin Craven, British Army Officer
  • Shannon Cochran as Mrs. Medlock, Regina Crawford, Susan Sowerby
  • Adhir Kalyan as Archibald Craven, Servant Ramji
  • Alma Marian as Mary Lennox
  • Cerris Morgan-Moyer as Martha Sowerby, Rose Lennox, Lily Craven and second Crawford Child
  • Alastair James Murden as Dickon Sowerby, Captain Lennox, and first Crawford Child
  • Ian Ogilvy as Ben Weatherstaff, Doctor, Innskeeper, British Army Officer, Pastor Edward Crawford
  • Lina Patel as Ayah Lakshmi

    Senior Producer: Anna Lyse Erikson

    Technical Producer: Mark Holden

    Recorded and edited by Neil Wogenson at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood

    Designed and Mixed by: Charles Carroll

    Assistant Designer: Chloe Foster

    Foley Artist: Mark Holden

    Foley Engineer: Chloe Foster

    Senior Radio Producer: Ronn Lipkin

    Cultural Consultant: Lina Patel

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    • Release date

      October 15, 2024

    • Formats

      • OverDrive Listen audiobook

        • ISBN: 9781682661864
        • File size: 46836 KB
        • Duration: 01:37:34

    • Languages

      • English

    • Reviews

      • AudioFile Magazine
        Playwright Jeanne Sakata's newly commissioned version of this beloved classic for L.A. Theatre Works is both well produced and thoughtful. It provides backstory for Mary Lennox before turning the dour child over to Archibald Craven, her remaining relative, after an outbreak of cholera takes her family in India. Mary, voiced by Alma Marian, moves from petulance to wonder as she slowly discovers what the Yorkshire moors offer her in terms of friends, family, and the wonders in the garden. This shift is ably reflected by other narrators, as well, notably Ian Ogilvy's Ben Weatherstaff, Jonathan Charles's Colin, and Adhir Kalyan's Archibald, all of whom are won over by the garden's magic. E.J.F. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine
      • Publisher's Weekly

        July 14, 2003
        Soothing and mellifluous, native Briton Bailey's voice proves an excellent instrument for polishing up a new edition of Burnett's story. Bratty and spoiled Mary Lennox is orphaned when her parents fall victim to a cholera outbreak in India. As a result, Mary becomes the ward of an uncle in England she has never met. As she hesitantly tries to carve a new life for herself at imposing and secluded Misselthwaite Manor, Mary befriends a high-spirited boy named Dickon and investigates a secret garden on the Manor grounds. She also discovers a sickly young cousin, Colin, who has been shut away in a hidden Manor room. Together Mary and Dickon help Colin blossom, and in the process Mary finds her identity and melts the heart of her emotionally distant uncle. Bailey makes fluid transitions between the voices and accents of various characters, from terse Mrs. Medlock and surly groundskeeper Ben to chipper housemaid Martha. And most enjoyably, she gives Mary a believably childlike voice. A brief biography of the author is included in an introduction. Ages 6-12.

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    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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