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DAISY MAY

A FARMER’S DAUGHTER

(The Musical)

Prologue

ngland in the 1930’s was a very different place from what it is now. A young
Egirl who loses her home due to no fault of her own would not expect to be
sent down to the local poorhouse to fend for herself but that is exactly what
happens to Daisy May.

A farmer’s daughter, when one night a terrible fire hits the sheds and sets a
blaze her home, livestock and worse engulfs both her parents, leaving Daisy
penniless and abandoned on the streets. She thinks things can’t get much worse
but when she turns up at the poorhouse door she has to think again.

To make a little bit of money on the side Daisy puts down a cloth cap by the
side of the street and plays the violin. It is there that she is noticed by a young
factory boy called Joe Fox who turns out to be loving, caring and certainly has
his head screwed on. Joe falls for her straight away and goes home to plot how
he can win her heart.

Meanwhile a sinister character appears on stage, Dave Evil, he sings a couple of
shady and shadowy songs before disappearing into the night.

Before the first act concludes, Daisy sings a sad and reflective song about how
she misses her parents and the cold realisation that she will never feel their
loving arms around her.

The second act starts and Joe is off to woo Daisy and Daisy too, although hes-
itant, is also looking forward to their meeting. All goes well together however
the following evening whilst alone and drinking at his local pub, Joe overhears
Dave Evil brag that it was he who set fire to Daisy’s home and that he is respon-
sible for the death of her parents.

Joe can’t live with the news and later that night in a dark alleyway kills Dave in
revenge for Daisy. Unfortunately Joe is spotted leaving the crime scene and a
bounty is placed upon his head.

With his love for Daisy growing ever stronger and her equally in love with him,
they take one last boat ride together along the river before Joe is forced to face
his crime. Joe is hauled up in front of the judge and sentenced to be hung

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