- The Chalk Garden
"The Chalk Garden" by
Enid Bagnold has been produced as a 1955 play, a 1964 film, a 1971 revival, and a 2008 play.The
1955 Broadway play was inspired by Bagnold's own garden atNorth End House inRottingdean , nearBrighton , Sussex, the former home ofSir Edward Burne-Jones .Irene M. Selznick was the producer, and the designer wasCecil Beaton .Gladys Cooper (who was also in the 1971 revival) appeared as Mrs. St Maugham, withSiobhán McKenna as Miss Madrigal andBetsy Von Furstenberg as Laurel, a disturbed child under Miss Madrigal's care. The play began its run in London at theTheatre Royal Haymarket in April 1956, directed bySir John Gielgud withDame Edith Evans as Mrs. St Maugham, andPeggy Ashcroft as Miss Madrigal. Dame Edith Evans was nominated in 1965 for an Oscar as Best Actress in a Supporting Role.The 1964 film featured
Dame Edith Evans as Mrs. St. Maugham, andDeborah Kerr as Miss Madrigal,Hayley Mills as Laurel, and SirJohn Mills as the butler Maitland. It was directed byRonald Neame (CBE).A 2008 production was directed by
Michael Grandage , withMargaret Tyzack ,Penelope Wilton , andFelicity Jones , at theDonmar Warehouse , in London.External links
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