
In 1939, all of Haydn Powell's dreams come true when he returns to the Town Hall in Pontypridd as the "Star" of the summer season, in the theatre where he once worked as a callboy. Drawn to Jane, a young waif lodging with his family who is burdened by poverty and haunted by a bitter secret, he tries to help her, but his childhood sweetheart, Jenny, is determined to win him back. When Jenny attempts to make Haydn jealous by flirting with his brother, hot-headed boxer Eddie, her reckless pursuit creates a dangerous tension in a town already braced for war.