This moving musical by Howard Goodall focuses on the lives and experiences of new volunteers as they enter the Women’s Auxillary Air Force during World War 2. It is 1941 and these women, coming from different backgrounds and from all over the country, all wish to be part of the war effort – or is this an opportunity to escape their humdrum lives and be part of something more exciting. Will the novelty wear off, and how will the war affect their morale, their beliefs, their love-lives? The airmen’s safety and hearts are in their hands.

The haunting music highlights the ups and downs of life on the base as we hope to see the squadron’s airmen through their first tour of 30 bombing missions. Will they survive, how long will the war last, how are their families left behind coping, and what about the people on the receiving end of bombing runs?

Music and Lyrics by Howard Goodall

Written by Howard Goodall in collaboration with Richard Curtis and John Retallack

Performed by arrangement with Faber Music Ltd, London