Spitfire Girls, the hit play by Katherine Senior, is set to return with a second UK tour in spring 2026.
The production will open at Winchester Theatre Royal on 26 February and continue through to 23 May, with further venues to be announced.
The play first opened at MAST Mayflower Studios in Southampton in March 2025 before touring to ten venues across the UK. Set on New Year’s Eve in 1959, it follows two women reunited years after their service in the Second World War.
Presented by Tilted Wig and Mayflower Southampton, the production is directed by Seán Aydon with design by Sarah Beaton. It has been developed with support from the National Theatre Generate Programme and is presented in collaboration with the Royal British Legion. Lighting is by Peter Small, with original music by Eamonn O’Dwyer.
The playtext was published by Concord Theatricals under the Samuel French imprint in March 2025. The show is recommended for ages 10 and up.
The 2026 tour begins in Winchester before jetting to Royal and Derngate Northampton from 4 to 7 March, Buxton Opera House from 17 to 21 March, and Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in Guildford from 24 to 28 March.
The production then plays Cambridge Arts Theatre from 7 to 11 April, Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds from 14 to 18 April, Theatr Clwyd from 21 to 25 April, and Watford Palace Theatre from 28 April to 2 May. The tour continues to Theatre by the Lake in Keswick from 12 to 16 May before concluding at Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough from 21 to 23 May.
