Miss Myrtle's Garden
By Danny James King
Year staged: 2025
Opening night: 31/05/2025
Staged in: Bush Theatre
Cast Size: 5
Synopsis
Miss Myrtle is a sharp-tongued woman with an unkempt garden in a rapidly changing neighbourhood. To top it off, her grandson Rudy and his ‘close friend’ Jason need a place to stay, and local drunk Eddie keeps relieving himself against her garden wall. Rudy is pushing for answers about the past; but Myrtle doesn’t want to be troubled by duppies – she just wants some peace and quiet. As her brain starts to fight against her, far more complicated questions about grief, love and understanding demand to be confronted; but she’s running out of time.
Original Cast
Michael Ahmoka-Lindsay
Rudy
Mensah Bediako
Melrose
Diveen Henry
Miss Myrtle
Gary Librurn
Eddie
Elander Moore
Jason
Michael Ahmoka-Lindsay
Rudy
Mensah Bediako
Melrose
Diveen Henry
Miss Myrtle
Gary Librurn
Eddie
Elander Moore
Jason
Production Team
Wabriya King
Dramatherapist
Taio Lawson
Director
Khadija Raza
Designer
Joshua Gadsby
Lighting Designer
Daniel Steward
Production Manager
Ellen Rey De Castro
Costume Supervisor
Jay Williamson
Production Carpenter
Kevin James
Production Electrician
Daniel Balfour
Sound Designer
Elit Alsion
Additional Composition
Olivia Poglio-Nwabali
Dramaturgy
Nathasia M Muwanigwa
Dementia Consultant
Catriona McHugh
Company Stage Manager
Laura Whittle
Assistant Stage Manager
Yarit Dor
Movement and Intimacy Coordinator
Coral Wylie
Botanical Consultant
Wabriya King
Dramatherapist
Taio Lawson
Director
Khadija Raza
Designer
Joshua Gadsby
Lighting Designer
Daniel Steward
Production Manager
Ellen Rey De Castro
Costume Supervisor
Jay Williamson
Production Carpenter
Kevin James
Production Electrician
Daniel Balfour
Sound Designer
Elit Alsion
Additional Composition
Olivia Poglio-Nwabali
Dramaturgy
Nathasia M Muwanigwa
Dementia Consultant
Catriona McHugh
Company Stage Manager
Laura Whittle
Assistant Stage Manager
Yarit Dor
Movement and Intimacy Coordinator
Coral Wylie
Botanical Consultant