The Hidden Garden - Blahs Theatre

A Hidden Garden explores food poverty, community, migration and growing as activism. In a city full of concrete, there is a garden hidden away behind the rows of terraced housing, surrounded by a high fence. It is bursting with flowers, fruit, and vegetables. The man who lives here grows them to brighten up the grey, and to feed himself. One day, a child accidentally discovers the garden; at first, he is not welcome, but as the seasons change, a friendship blooms. As the man’s trust in people grows through his friendship with the child, the walls of the garden come down and the man is encouraged to take his first steps out into his local community. The show was developed in partnership with Trees for Cities, a national charity dedicated to planting trees in urban areas and uniting communities through the creation of shared green spaces. They also run the Edible Playgrounds initiative – creating food growing areas in school playgrounds, educating teachers and pupils on growing foodstuffs and supporting healthy and fresh school meals. The show comes with a post-show activity for children and grown-ups. They will have the chance to learn about growing and planting and will take home seeds that will grow indoors at home.

“I want to try harder to plant new things.” “It makes me want to help my neighbours out.”

Suitable for 5+ Blahs.co.uk

Sunday 27th October 3pm Hoole Community Centre, CH2 3AP 01244 342741 volunteer@hoolecommunitycentre.org.uk