Performance

Venue	Wilton's Music Hall
Town	Inner London
County	Greater London
From	5th June 2019
To	29th June 2019
When	19:30. Thu, Sat Mats 14:30. No Mat Jun 6
Wilton's Music Hall (V1165)
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Date of change: 25 Apr 19 - T0864251212
Date of change: 10 Jan 19 - T0864251212

The Sweet Science of Bruising

Work:: The Sweet Science of Bruising (S01449142684)

London, 1869. Four very different Victorian women are drawn into the dark underground world of female boxing by the eccentric Professor Sharp. Controlled by men and constrained by corsets, each finds an unexpected freedom in the boxing ring. As their lives begin to intertwine their journey takes us through grand drawing rooms, bustling theatres and rowdy Southwark pubs where the women fight inequality as well as each other. But with the final showdown approaching only one can become the Lady Boxing Champion of the World... Based on historical research into 19th century women's boxing,

Author

Joy Wilkinson

Production:: (T0864251212)

The Sweet Science of Bruising is a fascinating new play by Joy Wilkinson (Verity Bargate Award winner). Featuring an ensemble cast and thrilling up-close boxing matches, this is an epic tale of passion, politics and pugilism.

Company	Troupe
Director	Kirsty Patrick Ward
Director	Kirsty Patrick Ward (fight director)
Design	Anna Reid
Lighting	Peter Harrison
Sound	Max Perryment
Music	Max Perryment
Performer	Owen Brenman (Professor Charlie Sharp)
Performer	Celeste Dodwell (Violet Hunter)
Performer	Jane How (Aunt George)
Performer	Tom Lorcan (Paul Stokes)
Performer	Emma McDonald (Anna Lamb)
Performer	Wilf Scolding (Gabriel Lamb)
Performer	Ashley Cook (Doctor James Bell)
Performer	Alice Kerrigan (Emily)
Performer	Jessica Regan (Matilda - Matty - Blackwell)
Performer	Fiona Skinner (Polly Stokes)

Listing:: L01167800225

Production details

The Sweet Science of Bruising is a fascinating new play by Joy Wilkinson (Verity Bargate Award winner). Featuring an ensemble cast and thrilling up-close boxing matches, this is an epic tale of passion, politics and pugilism.

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