Daisy Pulls It Off

by Denise Deegandirected by Zoë Freedman
June 2025
The Carriageworks Studio

Leeds Arts Centre performed Daisy Pulls It Off in June 2025.

Videos

These videos were made in the lead up to the production – you can watch the full set on our YouTube channel.

Meet the Staff
Meet the Students

Production photos

These photographs were taken during the dress rehearsal, and are displayed here courtesy of Mark Hillyer at True North UK. More of Mark’s photos of the production, along with rehearsal photos by Sophie Clement and Sam Worrell, can be found in our Gallery.

Daisy and Mrs Meredith
“I say, aren’t you a new bug... I mean girl?”
Daisy Meredith and Trixie Martin
“We have to accept, Trixie, that different classes of people exist in this world”
Alice Fitzpatrick and Clare Beaumont
“We were looking for the treasure, Madame”
“I say, Trixie, it’s fearfully dark”
Miss Granville and the Upper Fourth
“And we don’t stand for cheats at Grangewood”
“If we don’t find a clue, I shall simply expire”
“A thief ’as been in ze library and taken a most valuable book”
Inter-Dormy Bottle Fight
Madame Scoblowska, Miss Gibson, Miss Granville and Mademoiselle
“Things have been a lot jollier since you twisted your ankle, I admit”
“We must play hard, play up and play the game”
Belinda Mathieson and Daisy Meredith
“We thought as you’ll probably be expelled anyway ... we’d enlist your help”
The Night-Time, Cliff-Top Rescue
“The ... device ... was radiating a green glowing light of its own”
Daisy Meredith, Trixie Martin and Mr Thompson

Cast

Miss GibsonJo Scott
Daisy MeredithCharlotte Butler
Sybil BurlingtonCamilla Asher
Mrs MeredithMaria Kwater
Belinda MathiesonMelissa Fenton
Clare BeaumontHannah Booth
Alice FitzpatrickAlice Patterson
Trixie MartinKaitlin Talbot
Monica SmithersCharlotte Riley
Miss GranvillePam Wilson
Madame ScoblowskaDiana Anghelina
MademoiselleMo Willis
Mr ThompsonBarry Blatt

Backstage team

DirectorZoë Freedman
Assistant DirectorSophie Clement
Stage ManagerVic Bingham
Production ManagerEnya Lucas
WardrobeMargaret Savage
 Anna Turner
PropsVic Bingham
SetMia Thomsen
 Matt Haines
 Enya Lucas
LightingSteve Fryatt
 Peter Waddicor
Sound designAida Knight
 Daniel Potts
Sound OperationChris Watson
PublicitySpike Marshall
Flyer DesignEmily Dewsnap
MusicPam Wilson
 Alice Patterson
Rehearsal PromptSimon Henson
Front of House ManagerAddy Durrani
PhotographyMark Hillyer
 Sam Worrell
Backstage TeamBen Hopwood
 Matt Haines
 Ibrahim Knight

Archive documents

The following documents from the production are in the LAC archive.

Download: Programme
(1.4 MBytes)
Download: Flyer
(4.8 MBytes)
Download: Poster
(2.9 MBytes)

Add to the archive

We’re always looking to add to our archive of past productions – if you have any other memories of Daisy Pulls It Off, we would be very pleased to hear from you.