Coming June 2025
To commemorate 80 years since VE Day
Lilies on the Land
by The Lion's Part
The story of the Second World War Land Girls
Based on one hundred and fifty letters and interviews with original Land Girls, along with songs from the period, ‘Lilies on the Land’ is a revealing, funny and wonderfully moving play that depicts the lives of four women who sign up to join the Women's Land Army, determined to work endless backbreaking hours on farms across the country in a bid to do their best for the War Effort.
But how do these characters, all hailing from different walks of life, torn from their families and bereft of all basic home comforts, deal with the hardships of farming life and the pressures of war? Maybe work clothes full of mice and toilet rolls falling from the sky are just what it takes for these national heroes to get through…
‘Lilies on the Land’ was devised and first performed by the Lions Part in a 2001 touring production. It was revived at the Arts Theatre in the West End in 2010 and now PBDS is proud to bring it to the Dales in this very special year.
The performances will be held in the Pateley Bridge Playhouse on Friday 27th June at 7.30pm and Saturday 28th June at 2.30pm. It will then continue from Monday 30th June to Friday 4th July, with performances starting at 7.30pm. All tickets will cost £12 and go on sale from 23rd May onwards.
To go directly to our booking site click here.