What may well be the quintessential Kiwi love story is brought to life in an utterly charming show that has intimate family history blended with a heartfelt tribute to New Zealand songwriting.
With a very tight band and two actors who are both strong singers, Daffodils delivers stripped-down versions of a brilliantly chosen assortment of great Kiwi love songs.
The performances are stylishly complemented by Garth Badger's superb video capturing the innocence and exuberance of a classic 60s romance.
Playwright Rochelle Bright gives depth to a basic boy-meets-girl story by building a finely balanced tension between male and female perspectives on the same events.
Todd Emerson belts out th' Dudes' paean to alcohol-fuelled escapism in Bliss and throws himself into the wild energy of She's a Mod and the Mint Chicks' Crazy? Yes! Dumb? No! while Colleen Davis finds a different kind of buzz in the ethereal lyricism of Bic Runga's Drive and a richly emotional version of the Mutton Birds' Anchor Me.
