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    The Sweet Science of Bruising

    142 Addison Rd
    marrickville, australia
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    "When that bell rings, your life is entirely in your hands."

    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. A place where their lives, decisions, futures are in their own hands for the first time.

    They may each get in the ring in pursuit of the title of Lady Boxing Champion of the World but what each stands to gain from every bout far exceeds any title.  The women punch for recognition, they jab for education, they spar for a future, they fight for survival. 

    Joy Wilkinson's play The Sweet Science of Bruising is an epic tale of passion, politics and pugilism. This production marks the show’s Australian premiere. 

    Dates of Note

    Wednesday June 15th - Preview Performance 
    Thursday June 16th - Opening Night

    Cast
    Anna – Sonya Kerr
    Aunt George – Michelle Masefield 
    Dr James – Antony Makhlouf 
    Emily/ Nancy – Raechyl French 
    Gabriel – Davey Seagle 
    Matty – Kian Pitman
    Paul – Benjamin Balte Russell
    Polly – Esther Williams 
    Professor – Cormac Costello 
    Violet – Kitty Simpson

    Crew and Creatives
    Producers - Theatre Travels and One Good Act
    Director - Carly Fisher
    Stage Manager - Natalie Low
    Lighting Associate - Sophie Parker Lighting Designer - Capri Harris Production Designer - Hannah Yardley Costume Designer - Bella Rose Saltearn Sound Designer - Akesiu Poitaha Assistant Director - Rosie Niven Accent & Dialect Coach - Linda Nicholls-Gidley Fight Choreographer - Tim Dashwood Assistant Stage Managers - Promise Mudzingwa and Joss Chalmers Assistant Production Designer - Jade Gillis


    Content Warning - please be advised that the show contains references to violence, spousal abuse and prostitution

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    142 Addison Rd
    marrickville, australia
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