Autumn 1940. The Battle of Britain rages.
Southampton is home to our only hope of victory: the Spitfire. But, in one of many devastating raids on the town, the Luftwaffe destroy the Woolston Supermarine Spitfire factory. The Government requisitions local businesses to use as shadow factories - but meets resistance. Fred Dimmock won't give up his family laundry for anyone.
As the Dimmocks, and other families, struggle to keep control of their lives and livelihoods, a story of chaos, courage and community spirit emerges.
Telling the remarkable story of how a city triumphed over adversity, Howard Brenton's play The Shadow Factory opened Southampton's brand-new theatre, NST City, in 2018, directed by Nuffield Southampton Theatres' Director Samuel Hodges.
| ISBN: | 9781848427396 |
| Publication date: | 8th February 2018 |
| Author: | Howard Brenton |
| Publisher: | Nick Hern Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 94 pages |
| Series: | NHB Modern Plays |
| Genres: |
Plays, playscripts |