On edge of WWII airfield, a heartfelt drama unfolds Authentic portrayal of WWII Britain has power all its own by Chris Jones

When playwright Terence Rattigan's beautiful and long-neglected "Flare Path" was first performed in London in 1942, Noel Coward's "Blithe Spirit" was all the rage. To many Americans, Coward and his snippy pals still represent the English stiff upper lip during World War II. But there was invariably a note of condescension in Coward when it came to ordinary people, perhaps because of his own humble origins. Rattigan w…

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