The Sweet Science of Bruising by Joy Wilkinson
Key information
Dates
Wednesday 18 February 2026 - Saturday 21 February 2026
Wednesday 18 February 2026 - Saturday 21 February 2026
Venue
Middlesbrough Theatre
Middlesbrough Theatre
Doors
Doors open 6:45pm
Doors open 6:45pm
Price
£16.55/Concessions £15.55 including £1.55 booking fee
£16.55/Concessions £15.55 including £1.55 booking fee
About this event
Directed by Yvonne Cotton.
Presented by Middlesbrough Little Theatre Ltd.
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…