Dorchester Arts are going back to school this April as they welcome Wildcard
Productions with their theatre production of Daisy Pulls It Off! - a wonderful
parody of life in a ‘gels’ boarding school which will be performed on Friday
24 and Saturday 25 April at Dorchester Arts Centre.
Sue Wiley who founded Wildcard Productions is a professional actress
having trained at The Drama Studio in London. She has performed in many
stage productions professionally and is a known talent on the Dorchester
Community Plays circuit.
Sue explains further, ‘ “Wouldn't it be nice to do something light and frivolous
when all this is over?” Those are the words that heralded the start of Wildcard
Productions and were spoken as we were coming to the end of our run of last
year’s Dorchester community play Drummer Hodge.’
‘A group of talented men and women and the idea of putting on Daisy Pulls it
Off which I have loved ever since seeing it in the West End many years ago,
seemed like a great idea. And now here we are - far too old to be playing
school ‘gels’, but loving every minute of it!’
Daisy wins a scholarship to Grangewood School for Girls and life changes
forever. A world of midnight feasts and treasure hunts open up to her, but
she has to deal with the sly Sybil Burlington who is not at all happy at
elementary girls being allowed into her hallowed world. Just how far will she
go to scupper Daisy’s success?
Sue, along with her talented cast performed the production in Martinstown
last month to great acclaim. Some audience members enjoyed the
performance so much they are coming to Dorchester Arts for a second
helping.
The production is a fundraising event for the work at Dorchester Arts and
there is also a raffle on the night in aid of the charitable organisation
Spurgeons that enables those less fortunate to enrol on academic schemes.
Daisy Pulls it Off embodies all the best of Angela Brazil and Enid Blyton, with
a dash of Five Go Mad in Dorset thrown in. If you love chocolate cake,
ginger beer and a cracking yarn, then you are in for a treat.
Dorchester Arts Centre Friday 24 & Saturday 25 April, 8pm. To book visit
www.dorchester arts.org.uk or call Box Office 01305 266926.
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