• The Chalk Garden

    12 Jun 2008

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    Michael Grandage’s production of Enid Bagnold’s play is eccentrically entertaining.  Read more


The Chalk Garden

Showing at: Donmar Warehouse

Box Office: 0870 060 6624

Age: General

Genre: Play

Sub Genre: Drama

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.

Penelope Wilton returns to the Donmar, where she previously appeared in John Gabriel Borkman, The Little Foxes and A Kind Of Alaska.

For more information about The Chalk Garden read our First Night Feature.

Performance Details

  • previews from: 05 Jun 2008
  • opening night: 11 Jun 2008
  • closing: 02 Aug 2008

show times: Mon-Sat 19:30, Mats Thu & Sat 14:30

ticket prices: £15-£29 (previews £13-£24)

Assisted Performances

captioned performance: By STAGETEXT on Thu 17 Jul at 19:30, tickets £12 T: T: 020 7845 5813/5822 E: access@donmarwarehouse.com

audio described performance: By VocalEyes on Sat 12 Jul at 14:30 (touch tour 13:30), tickets £12 T: 020 7845 5813/5822 E: access@donmarwarehouse.com

sign language interpreted performance: By Wendy Ebsworth on Mon 21 Jul at 19:30, tickets £12 T: 020 7845 5813/5822 E: access@donmarwarehouse.com

 

cast: Steph Bramwell, Linda Broughton, Suzanne Burden, Jamie Glover, Felicity Jones, Clifford Rose, Margaret Tyzack, Penelope Wilton

author: Enid Bagnold

director: Michael Grandage

 

map: View Map

address: Earlham Street, London, United Kingdom, WC2H 9LX

nearest tube: Covent Garden (275m)

nearest bus: 14, 19, 24, 29, 38, 176

parking: Westminter City Council car park at Cambridge Circus. NCP at Drury Lane and Upper St Martin's Lane. Meters in Earlham Street and Mercer Street. 1 Disabled parking bay outside theatre.

air conditioned: Yes

 

Assisted Performance Booking Information

Access Booking: Tel: 0871 297 5477

Accessible Facilities Venue Information

discounts: Discounts available for disabled theatregoers and their companions.

limited mobility: Aisle seats have the most legroom, except row A in the Stalls. C9 and C30 in the Stalls have unlimited legroom.

access description: A portable ramp can be placed over the 15cm step into entrance on Earlham Street. Box office counter is straight ahead from the Earlham Street entrance. Lift up to all floors of the auditorium, to the right of the box office counter. All staircases have handrails on both sides and steps are highlighted. Stalls up 26 steps from the foyer and have one step between rows. Circle up 48 steps from the foyer, with one step between rows. The Stalls is level, the Circle is raked.

hearing impaired: Infra-red system with 8 headsets. Headsets can be collected from the Box Office. Returnable deposit of credit card or driving licence required. Portable induction loop at the Box Office.

guide dogs policy: Guide dogs are allowed in the auditorium, alternatively staff are happy to dog-sit. The theatre can accommodate 4 guide dogs per performance.

wheelchairs: Slight slope up from the lift to the back of the Stalls. 1 space for a wheelchair user in the Stalls. Up to 4 wheelchair transfer seats available. Wheelchair/Scooters are stored beside the Box Office.

toilets: Women’s and men’s off the Circle bar, off the foyer and 4 steps up from the Stalls.

disabled toilets: Adapted toilet off Circle bar.

bars: 2 licensed bars. No steps to both the Stalls and the Circle bars. Both have fixed seating and limited space. Drinks may be taken into the auditorium in plastic cups, or brought to customers.

Margaret Tyzack, Jamie Glover and Felicity Jones in The Chalk Garden at the Donmar Warehouse

Margaret Tyzack, Jamie Glover and Felicity Jones in The Chalk Garden at the Donmar Warehouse

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