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News A Secret Garden Like No Other; Go Inside the Ghostly World of Manila's Raw, Intense New Staging Repertory Philippines is currently treating Manila audiences to a fresh staging of The Secret Garden, and it's not the Secret Garden you may be used to. Directed by Dr. Anton Juan, the production leaves key elements to the imagination, opting to place greater emphasis on the central story and internal journey of the characters.

December 09, 2015

"I wanted to articulate that finding the secret garden was to liberate oneself from the feeling of domination," says Juan. "[This] is not just a musical about how love forgives, how healing is attained by finding and liberating the truth in us; but also an allegory of liberation of our free spirits."

Have a look at Rep's intimate, otherworldly take on the beloved Marsha Norman-Lucy Simon musical and read more about Juan's vision here!

A Secret Garden Like No Other; Go Inside the Ghostly World of Manila’s Raw, Intense New Staging

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Repertory Philippines is currently treating Manila audiences to a new staging of The Secret Garden, and it's not the Secret Garden you may be used to. Directed by Dr. Anton Juan, the production leaves key elements to the imagination, opting to place greater emphasis on the central story and internal journey of the characters. Have a look at Rep's intimate, otherworldly take on the beloved Marsha Norman-Lucy Simon musical and read more about Juan's vision here!
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Performances continue through Dec. 20 at the Onstage Theater in Greenbelt 1, Makati City. For more info, visit www.repertoryphilippines.ph. Tickets may be booked at www.ticketworld.com.ph.

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