The Gardening Club at New Wimbledon Theatre, Studio

The Gardening Club

Book, Music & Lyrics by Carleigh McRitchie and Bella Wright

Directed by Tara Noonan

The Gardening Club is a new pop-rock musical set in 1960s Georgia, USA, where five women run an illegal birth control pill operation under the cover of a gardening club. A nurse, a journalist, a housewife, and two teenage sisters join forces to quietly distribute contraception to the women of Savannah at a time when it was banned for unmarried women in many states. 

The show tackles themes of bodily autonomy, self-discovery, and first times, with a contemporary edge and a bold, pop-rock score. Following its sold-out debut and successful Edinburgh Fringe run, The Gardening Club is now heading to New Wimbledon Theatre Studio as part of ATG’s Premiere Season from September 18th-27th, 2025.