Daisy Miller
by Dawn Keeler

Name: Daisy Miller
Brand: Dawn Keeler
SKU: 9781840025989
Rating: 3.37 (2 reviews)

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Highlights

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120 minsVictorian (British and American)Reduced Casting (Doubling Possible)Unit Set/Multiple SettingsPeriod Costumes

What readers are saying

Readers are divided on their appreciation for the play, citing a mix of admiration for its exploration of social norms and criticism for its pacing and character depth. Many find the themes regarding women's freedom and cultural differences compelling, while others feel the narrative is tedious and poorly executed. Overall, the reflections on Daisy's character resonated with some, even if the execution left others unimpressed.

Thought-provoking themesInsightful exploration of societyInteresting character dynamicsPacing issuesLimited character development

Synopsis

Lake Geneva, 1878: a young expatriate, Frederick Winterbourne, meets Daisy Miller, a strikingly pretty young American from Schenectady.

Though immediately infatuated with each other, they are socially worlds apart.

Winterbourne fails to recognize that Daisy is that alarming new phenomenon, 'the American girl', free to do as she pleases.

Daisy Miller has its intensely poignant denouement in Rome, where Daisy's conduct provokes the wrath of the city's American colony, and leads Winterbourne tragically to misjudge her.

Dawn Keeler's adaptation of the Henry James story premiered at the Malvern Festival Theatre before a tour starring Richard Grieve, Scarlett Johnson, Jean Boht and Shirley Anne Field.