41 by Joss Birkett

In 1941, a family in Newark-on-Trent makes do with their quiet wartime life. No one is expecting the enemy planes that will devastate this market town. In 2025, a museum curator stands in for a talk about the Home Front. As she discusses the Blitz Spirit, uncomfortable truths of the Second World War threaten her nostalgic vision. Combining the true stories of survivors, this timely play compares the perceptions with the reality of living through conflict.

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