About the Show

An elderly woman confronts her past amid neighborhood changes and personal challenges.

Miss Myrtle, a sharp-tongued elderly woman, resides in a rapidly changing neighborhood, tending to her unkempt garden. Her grandson Rudy and his close friend Jason seek shelter with her, while local drunk Eddie frequently disrupts her peace. As Rudy pushes for answers about their family's past, Myrtle grapples with her fading memory, confronting complex questions about grief, love, and understanding, all while time slips away.

Critic Reviews (7)

"The play could easily slide into mawkishness, but the writing balances sentiment with sharp and often very droll lines, particularly from Myrtle."
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"Powered by a remarkable central performance by Diveen Henry as the titular Myrtle...this is a work of great talent, full of wit and vitality as well as feeling."
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"King’s script springs some fun surprises, particularly Myrtle and Melrose’s pragmatic attitude to death and a last-minute reversal I won’t spoil"
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"Diveen Henry is wonderful as a sharp-tongued Jamaican-British grandmother in the early stages of dementia"
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"These pleasures, however, were spoiled for me by the weak plot and the overwrought soundscape."
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"At its centre is a tour-de-force performance by Diveen Henry as Miss Myrtle."
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"What 'Miss Myrtle’s Garden' gets so right is the way it creeps up on you: one moment you’re laughing, the next you’re holding back tears."
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