During the war, Rattigan served in the Royal Air Force as a tail gunner; his experiences helped inspire " Flare Path " and he was released from the service to help rewrite it as a film screenplay ( which eventually appeared as " The Way to the Stars " in 1945 ).
22.
George Grossmith, Jr . and Edward Laurillard managed the theatre from 1920 to 1923, presenting a series of plays and revivals, including " Such a Nice Young Man " by H . F . Maltby ( 1920 ) and the stage version of George Du Maurier's novel " Flare Path " played in 1942.
23.
Between March and June 2011, she appeared in Trevor Nunn's production of " Flare Path " at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket as Doris, a former barmaid married to a Polish count in the RAF . The production was part of the playwright Terence Rattigan's centenary year celebrations and also starred Sienna Miller and James Purefoy.
