New play SPITFIRE GIRLS to embark on UK tour in 2025 marking 80th Anniversary of end of WW2

Spitfire Girls, a new play by Katherine Senior, will premiere at MAST Mayflower Studios on 20 March 2025 before touring.

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. Directed by Seán Aydon, with design by Sarah Beaton, Spitfire Girls will play 11 venues around the country until 31 May. Casting will be announced at a later date.

“It’s built for us, isn’t it? The Spitfire. Built for women.”

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.

As we hear their story, we’re transported back to a time when female pioneers defied expectations and soared through the skies.

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 and loss. But above all else, hope.

The production has lighting by Peter Small and original music composed by Eamonn O’Dwyer.

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