S11 Ep14: Ann Marcuson & Elliot Mackenzie, stars of The Secret Garden & Benjamin Button

S11 Ep14: Ann Marcuson & Elliot Mackenzie, stars of The Secret Garden & Benjamin Button

From In The Frame: Theatre Interviews from West End Frame by West End Frame

March 19, 2026 · 33 min · Season 11 · Episode 14

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Ann Marcuson and Elliot Mackenzie discuss their roles in The Secret Garden and their experiences in theatre.

Ann Marcuson and Elliot Mackenzie are playing Mrs Winthrop and Dickon in The Secret Garden at York Theatre Royal. Marking the first major UK staging the musical in over a decade, John Doyle is directing this actor-musician production and working alongside Catherine Jayes as Musical Supervisor and Orchestrator. Ann and Elliot are reuniting onstage for this production, having previously performed together in the West End cast of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button which won the 2025 Olivier Award for Best New Musical. Ann's theatre credits include:  These Demons  (Theatre503),  Two Ladies  (Bridge Theatre),  The Mighty Walzer  (Royal Exchange Theatre),  The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time  (National Theatre/Gielgud Theatre),  The Family Reunion  (Donmar Warehouse),  I Dreamt I Dwelt in Marble Halls  (Watermill Theatre/Tricycle Theatre),  Bloodhound ,  The Glass Slipper  (Northern Stage),  Little Wolf’s Book of Badness  and  Hard Love  (Hampstead Theatre). Elliot's theatre credits include:  Lord of the Rings ,  Whistle Down the Wind  (Watermill Theatre),&nbsp…

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