Not all the versions of The Secret Garden have been books. Some of the best adaptations have been done for other media. Some recommended productions:
The Secret Garden video
This
black-and-white 1949 movie starring Margaret O'Brien and Dean
Stockwell (now on NBC's Quantum Leap) is a suspenseful classic. When
Mary and Dickon first bring Colin, and later his father, Archibald,
into the garden, the picture bursts into Technicolor. A
The Secret Garden audio casette
Imagine what the grown-up Mary would sound like if she were telling
the story. That's what British actress Claire Bloom brings to mind
with this quietly mesmerizing reading. A-
The Secret Garden on Broadway
When this play opened on Broadway last April, The New Yorker's Mimi
Kramer called the show a ''lovely and evocative musical version of the
children's book.'' Word quickly spread of 11-year-old Daisy Eagan's
performance as Mary and of Heidi Landesman's enchanting set; both won
Tony awards. B+
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