Daisy Pulls it Off

The story centres around Daisy, a new scholarship girl from a modest background who stands up to the class prejudices of the other more privileged schoolgirls with the help of her new friend Trixie. It references a bygone age where people use words like ‘spiffing’ and ‘splendiferous’. This year’s production added a contemporary twist, featuring music including, Cyndi Lauper’s Girls Just Want to Have Fun, and a song from High School Musical to accompany a choreographed hockey match sequence.

The cast was made up of enthusiastic and talented first year students, who took College Production as their Extension Studies. Some of the leads had the challenge of learning a lot of dialogue in a short amount of time, which is impressive to manage alongside their studies!

The Pit Band are 6.1 and 6.2 Music A Level students who enjoy rehearsing together every Wednesday after school under the creative musical leadership of 6.2 student, Joshua Jarvis.

Second year students supported the cast and became the production team including responsibilities in directing and choreographing during the process and were the stage management and technical crew for the show.

“It’s great to see students from across the College come together on this collaborative and creative project and have fun whilst doing it.” – Jayne Taylor, Head of Drama and Director.

Mary Cassidy, Drama and Theatre Teacher and Co-Director, echoed this sentiment: “It has been great to be part of this energetic and creative bunch of staff and students on a Wednesday afternoon and it is always amazing how between us we can get the show on its feet when the students only started in September, and we just have one rehearsal a week!”

 

Congratulations to all Cast and Crew!

Cast: Maya Ghataore (Daisy), Indira James-Middleton (Trixie), Mabel Welling (Sybil), Megan Andrews (Monica), Jemima Robinson (Minerva), Elsa Redmond (Belinda), Abi Simmonds (Clare), Evie Mahon (Alice), Adrianna Johnson (Miss Gibson), Lewis James (Mr Granville), Sebastian Malherbe (Mr Scoblowski), Harriet Weinberg (Dora/ Mademoiselle), Lottie Keevil (Winnie), Eric Brock Talman (Mr Thompson).

Singers: Victoria Nekhaenko, Scarlett Burnett.

Pit Band: Joshua Jarvis (Keyboard, Bass Guitar), Alexander Driver (Bass Guitar, Cajon, Vocals), Oscar Wrenn (Electric Guitar), Sophia Ashraff (Alto Saxophone, vocals), Isaac Mason-Coombs (Tenor Saxophone), Madeleine Folan (Trombone, vocals).

6.2 Technical Crew: Mary Sullivan-Wells, Stage Manager; Leo Jenkins, Stage Manager; Alice Kennedy, Stage Crew; Mae McKenna, Stage Crew; Freya Buckley, Stage Crew; Erin Loughrey, Stage Crew; Frances Francis, Lighting Manager; Eleanor Dorme, Prop Painter; Derin Tastan, Choreographer.

Staff: Jayne Taylor, Director; Mary Cassidy, Co-Director; Claire Whittaker, Musical Director; Malcolm Hart, Production Manager.

Special thanks to: The LRC and Estates teams.

This amateur production of “Daisy Pulls It Off” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd. On behalf of Samuel French Ltd. www.concordtheatricals.co.uk