" Spitfire Girls soars"
Behind the Arras
"beautiful"
StageSideUK
"an almost flawless production. "
Northern Arts Review
" funny, heart-breaking, "
The Broken Spine, Liverpool.
"masterfully written and performed"
Fairy Powered Productions
"beautifully crafted act of theatre"
Theatre & Tonic
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2026 CAST
BETT - Katherine Senior & Katriona Brown
DOTTY - Hannah Morrison
C.O. / JOY - Kirsty Cox
TOM / JIMMY - Paul Brown
DAD /FRANK - Jack Hulland
"An almost flawless production" 5 stars
Northern Arts Review
" Atmospheric, nostalgic..Spitfire Girls soars" 5 stars
Behind the Arras
""This is women’s history in full flight - funny, heart-breaking, and filled with hope."4.5 stars
The Broken Spine, Liverpool.
“There’s plenty of fun and laughter along with the tears and sadness that war brings” 4 stars
What's Good to Do.
"There was not a dry eye in the house as the first of several sell-out audiences enjoyed this heart-warming tale... I have no doubt that this show will soar" Daily Echo Southampton
"Truly one of those plays that will make you smile and then bring you to tears" Ipswich 24
"We watch fine theatre, we are entertained, informed, sometimes provoked – and when the acting is as fine as here in Spitfire Girls, we too are changed. A most rewarding evening."
Sussex Express
" a moving play...a story that deserves to be told"
The Stage.
"breathtaking drama"
Suffolk News
Tilted Wig and MAST Mayflower Studios presents
SPITFIRE GIRLS
By Katherine Senior
INSPIRED BY REMARKABLE TRUE EVENTS
“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.
RUNNING TIME: 2 hours 10 min including interval
The producers of Spitfire Girls are delighted to be working with The Royal British Legion.
Recommended ages 10+.
Spitfire Girls was developed with the support of the National Theatre’s Generate programme.
This production contains themes of war.
production photography by Mark Senior
Shakespeare North Playhouse
The Dukes Lancaster
Chipping Norton
Malvern Theatres
Darlington Hippodrome
Birmingham Rep
2025 tour
MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton
Theatre by the lake, Keswick
New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich
Derby Theatre
Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne
Written by Katherine Senior
Directed by Seán Aydon
Designed by Sarah Beaton
Lighting designed by Peter Small
Composition & Sound design by Eamonn O'Dwyer
Movement Direction by Stephen Moynihan
Video Design by Tyler Forward
Associate Sound design by Joseff Harris
Relighting by Caitlin Clarke
Costume Supervision by Abigail Caywood
Education pack and lesson plans by Sinead O'Callaghan - available here
Produced by Tilted Wig & MAST Mayflower Studios
Marketing by Rachel Veniard for Beth Nichols Marketing
Press by Bright Media