Driving Miss Daisy is a Pulitzer Prize winning play that is guaranteed to enthral UAE audiences and promote the theatrical experience in Dubai.
Directed by Shallice Cockram, the play will be staged on July 20, 21 and 22 at the Emirates International School auditorium in Jumeirah from 8pm.
| Driving Miss Daisy is the story of the growth of mutual trust and loyalty, chronicling the relationship between an elderly, well-to-do widow and her hired driver. |
The play was written by Alfred Uhry in 1987 and won the Pulitzer Prize for Literature in 1988.
The movie version was released in 1989 with the screenplay was also being done by Uhry.
Driving Miss Daisy is the story of the growth of mutual trust and loyalty.
This is a gentle play that unfolds over many years and chronicles the relationship between an elderly, well-to-do widow, Miss Daisy Werthen, and Hoke, who is hired to be her driver after she's deemed no longer capable of driving herself.
Hoke's character is instantly likeable and Miss Daisy's character is that of a stubborn, difficult elderly lady.
As Hoke represents, in part, her lost freedom, much of her hostility is directed at him.
However, she is not shy about verbally terrorising anyone.
Since he needs a job, Hoke silently suffers the many indignities she hurls his way.
As the decades pass, their shared experiences and growing dependence on each other result in subtle, but significant changes — in Miss Daisy's view of the world and her treatment of Hoke; and Hoke's constant, gentle care of Miss Daisy and his refusal to be considered or treated any less than the man he is.
Everyone grows older, but everyone grows wiser and more tolerant, too.
The play is no laugh riot, but each character is pretty handy with a comic, pointed remark.
And each, in his or her way, is exceedingly decent and kind.
This is a story about prejudices that is applicable to not only the deep South but to everyone of us who is insecure about another race or culture.
This play is not meant to offend but rather to encourage tolerance of each other.
There are no extremes of emotion, rather a gradual change in perceptions.
These perceptions produce emotions that while not blatantly obvious, are felt very keenly by the audience.
