Sweet Science of Bruising by Joy Wilkinson

Sweet Science of Bruising by Joy Wilkinson

Part of Modern Classics Season

Directed by Rachel Lemon

London 1869: four women from entirely different worlds find themselves in the strange and dangerous world of female boxing. In an epic tale that takes us through the backstreets, pubs, theatres and genteel drawing rooms of noisy Victorian London, the lives of these women interweave in their search for freedom through the blood and sweat of public boxing.

Joy Wilkinson’s fascinating full-blooded play… takes a well aimed swing at the politics of sex and class… the stage and the story belong to the women: a knockout. – The Times

Venue. The Barn