Todd Emerson and Colleen Davis prove highly capable singers.
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.
