A new play about female pioneers who defied expectations and soared through the skies in spitfires is to premiere in Southampton in 2025.
Spitfire Girls, a new play by Katherine Senior, will be on stage at MAST Mayflower Studios from March 20 to 22, followed by a nationwide run of 12 venues.
Marking the 80th Anniversary year of the end of World War II, the production has been developed with support from the National Theatre Generate Programme.
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It's New Year's Eve 1959. Decades after answering the call, two women separated by the war meet again as the rain hammers down on the windows of The Spitfire pub.
Spitfire Girls is inspired by the extraordinary true stories of the women who dared to fly during WWII and the incredible bond that tied them together.
Funny and heart-warming, this is an untold story of strength, courage, loss and, above all else, hope.
Tickets are on sale now from mayflower.org.uk
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