Daffodils

Direct from sold-out seasons in New Zealand, Riverside Theatres will present the award-winning cabaret Daffodils, a bittersweet love story set to a live indie-rock soundtrack of New Zealand’s greatest hits.

Daffodils invites audiences to travel through a landscape of live music and heart-aching theatre in a beautiful love story about two teenagers who met in a field of daffodils – their first meeting, their marriage and the pop-rock soundtrack that shaped their lives.

Based on the true life story of playwright Rochelle Bright’s parents, Daffodils was written from a collection of private letters, interviews and family myths. The production unfolds against a backdrop of archival family footage and fashion photography created by leading image-maker Garth Badger (Lorde, Nike, NZ Fashion Week).  

Daffodils will feature world-class indie musicians alongside a live three-piece band playing a collection of Kiwi hits by Crowded House, LIPS, Bic Runga, Chris Knox, The Mint Chicks, Dave Dobbyn, The Exponents, Darcy Clay, The Mutton Birds, Th’Dudes, The Senators, The Swingers and Blam Blam Blam.

Daffodils is the debut show from Bullet Heart Club, an integrated creative company based in New Zealand. After its world premiere in 2014, Daffodils went on to receive rave reviews and multiple awards including an Auckland Theatre Award.  

Delivering a heartbreakingly beautiful story alongside an incredible remixing of iconic New Zealand music, Daffodils is a completely unique work that is sure to rock audiences’ indie souls!