Flare Path at Richmond Theatre

Against a backdrop of heartache and quiet bravery, Rattigan weaves a classic love story between RAF pilot Teddy celebrating a reunion at a Lincolnshire hotel with his actress wife Patricia which is tested the limits by the surprise arrival of Patricia’s ex-lover and Hollywood idol Peter Kyle. An unexpected and dangerous mission over Germany puts Patricia at the centre of an emotional conflict as unpredictable as the war in the skies.

Flare Path combines highly charged drama with a truly authentic taste of the fear, camaraderie and passion experienced by the men and women who fought to save their country, their families and each other. This brand new production will be directed by rising star Justin Audibert (RSC, Young Vic, West Yorkshire Playhouse) and comes from the producers behind the hit touring production of Birdsong.

‘The play provides, with Rattigan’s characteristic flair for understatement, a deeply moving portrait of people at war’ Guardian

‘A three-handkerchief weepie that somehow manages to be both profoundly moving and wonderfully funny’ Telegraph

‘Devastating and uplifting’ Evening Standard