Daisy Pulls if Off

Synopsis

It's 1927 and Daisy Meredith is the first scholarship girl taken from an elementary school to be allowed access to the hallowed halls of Grangewood School for Young Ladies. Enthusiastic and plucky to the last, Daisy finds herself struggling against unspeakable snobs Sybil and Monica and their ghastly schemes to get her expelled. Ably assisted by her new best friend, madcap and self styled poet, Trixie Martin, Daisy finds herself caught up in a series of irresistible adventures including the search for missing treasure. Can they work out the mysterious clues and save the school from closure? Or will they be beaten by the enigmatic Mr Scoblowski? This riotous and affectionate pastiche of the classic girls' school story was a huge West End hit and won the Olivier Award and Drama Theatre Award for Best Comedy. Full of hilarious characters and splendid scrapes Daisy Pulls it Off celebrates, with a sly wit and a big heart, an arguably sweeter, more innocent era.

Our Review:

16 June 2010

How spiffing! All round good egg Daisy Meredith’s thrilling adventures are back onstage! This year’s school play at Grangewood School for Young Ladies follows her fabled adventures chronicled by Denise Deegan. How she arrives as a newbug, the very first scholarship girl from an ordinary elementary school and overcomes humungous odds to become the most popular girl in the school – not to mention saving its financial fortunes.

And guess what! The girls are actually performing in a real theatre! There’s a super set from Chloe Langford – she must be in the arts sixth because with the swish of a couple of panels and a bit of scene shifting by the girls it looks just like the jolly old school classrooms, hall, dorms – and even the cliff top where Daisy bravely rescues snooty sneaks Sybil and Monica. Everyone’s favourite bit of scenery is provided by the sporting pupil who pops a lampshade over her head to light the head’s study.

Thanks to clever teacher Mr [Philip Gla...

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Latest User Review

eloise - 15 June 2010:

Great fun! The girls were ripping and what imaginative use of the tiny Watermill stage. Sort of Harry Potter with hockey.. train, moving pictures, brainy girl with mad hair... Jubilate!!...

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