Lilies on the Land
Paperback, 58 pages ISBN: 9781848421134Publication Date:
10 Jun 2010
Size: 198mm x 129mm£10.99 £8.79You save £2.20 (20%)
A4 Spiral-bound, 116 pages ISBN: 9781839042430Publication Date:
10 Jun 2010
Size: 297mm x 210mm£14.99 £11.99You save £3.00 (20%)
Ebook, 58 pages ISBN: 9781780015309Publication Date:
5 Jan 2015
£10.99 £8.79You save £2.20 (20%)
First Staged:
On tour, 2001; Arts Theatre, West End, 2010

Lilies on the Land

By the Lions part

Paperback £10.99£8.79

A4 Spiral-bound £14.99£11.99

Ebook £10.99£8.79

On Stage at:
Apollo Theatre, Newport
From Fri 22 Mar 2024 to Sat 30 Mar 2024

A revealing, funny and wonderfully moving portrait of four women who sign up to join the Women's Land Army during World War II.

Based on one hundred and fifty letters and interviews with original Land Girls, along with songs from the period, Lilies on the Land charts the personal journeys of four women who 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 women, 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 girls 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 then toured in 2011 and 2012.

This edition includes notes on staging and performing the play.


A4 Edition also available

This play is also available as an A4 Edition, offering spiral binding, a larger print size and additional space for notes. To order the play in this format, simply select the 'A4 Spiral-bound' option above. Please note A4 Editions are only available for delivery within the UK.

Press Quotes

'Full of gems... a heartwarming, unsentimental show'

The Stage

'Poignant and humorous... it's impossible not to be awed'

The Times

'Wonderful... beautifully crafted... has the satisfying tang of lived experience... one leaves the theatre moved, amused and with the strong conviction that one has encountered the British character at its absolute best'

Daily Telegraph
Paperback,58 pages ISBN: 9781848421134Publication Date:
10 Jun 2010
Size: 198mm x 129mm£10.99 £8.79You save £2.20 (20%)
A4 Spiral-bound,116 pages ISBN: 9781839042430Publication Date:
10 Jun 2010
Size: 297mm x 210mm£14.99 £11.99You save £3.00 (20%)
Ebook,58 pages ISBN: 9781780015309Publication Date:
5 Jan 2015
£10.99 £8.79You save £2.20 (20%)
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