Review: The Royale, Bush Theatre
Sitting on four sides of a raised wooden platform, a blunt foot stamp kicks us into the action. Two rippled black athletes sit across from each other on wooden ...
boxing
Edinburgh Review: Lace Up, theSpace on North Bridge
Testosterone is splashed across the stage from the very beginning of Mikey Burnett and Joseph McCann’s play. Teddy, who has trained his brother Stuart to box fo...
Feature: Bitch Boxer – “I just wanted to know what it was like. To hit and be hit.”
When I ask Charlotte Josephine how she began writing for the stage, she tells me her primary motivation was one of frustration. While auditioning for drama sc...
Review: Shadow Boxing
When I was told I was going to see a one-man show about boxing, I was dubious to say the least and I had many preconceptions of what the show was going to b...
Review On Tour: Beautiful Burnout
Beautiful Burnout is a visually stunning play, with an energy and beat that are simply electric. Exploring the psychology and physicality of boxing, the piece i...
Review On Tour: Beautiful Burnout
Frantic Assembly’s Beautiful Burnout, a co-production with the National Theatre of Scotland, debuted at the Edinburgh Fringe as part of the Pleasance Courtyard’...