" Spitfire Girls soars"
Behind the Arras
"beautifully crafted act of theatre"
Theatre & Tonic
"beautiful"
StageSideUK
"an almost flawless production. "
Northern Arts Review
" funny, heart-breaking, "
The Broken Spine, Liverpool.
"masterfully written and performed"
Fairy Powered Productions
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
2025 & 2026 TOURED TO
MAST MAYFLOWER STUDIOS, SOUTHAMPTON, THEATRE BY THE LAKE, KESWICK, NEW WOLSEY THEATRE, IPSWICH, DERBY THEATRE, DEVONSHIRE PARK THEATRE, EASTBOURNE, SHAKESPEARE NORTH PLAYHOUSE, THE DUKES LANCASTER, CHIPPING NORTON, MALVERN THEATRES, DARLINGTON HIPPODROME, BIRMINGHAM REP, THEATRE ROYAL WINCHESTER, ROYAL & DERNGATE, NORTHAMPTON, BUXTON OPERA HOUSE ,YVONNE ARNAUD THEATRE, GUILDFORD, CAMBRIDGE ARTS THEATRE, THEATRE ROYAL BURY ST EDMUNDS, THEATR CLWYD, WATFORD PALACE THEATRE, SALISBURY PLAYHOUSE, THEATRE BY THE LAKE, KESWICK, BOLTON OCTAGON, STEPHEN JOSEPH THEATRE.
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