| The Chalk Garden | |
|---|---|
 First edition (Random House, 1956) | |
| Written by | Enid Bagnold |
| Date premiered | 21 September 1955 |
| Place premiered | Shubert Theatre, New Haven, Connecticut, USA |
| Original language | English |
The Chalk Garden is a play by Enid Bagnold that premiered in the USA in 1955 and was produced in Britain the following year. It tells the story of the imperious Mrs St Maugham and her granddaughter Laurel, a disturbed child under the care of Miss Madrigal, a governess, whose past life is a mystery that is solved during the action of the play. The work has been revived numerous times internationally, and was adapted for the cinema in 1964.