DAISY pretty well pulls it off in this Ian Dickens production of the 1983 Denise Deegan send-up of girls' school stories. An excellent cast take us to Grangewood School for Young Ladies in 1927 where the arrival of Daisy, ex-EastEnder Carly Hillman, as the first state school scholarship pupil sets the scene for snobbery, rotters, jolly gals and spiffing adventures. A clever script, laughs and some deft touches from the cast make it hard to find fault, but somehow the play, rather than this top-hole production, lacks that spark which would have make it a classic. The fun runs until Saturday. |
