Overview
Ex-boxer Taylor Flint wants to put the past behind her. Yet back on the
Hull estate where she grew up, she is drawn into running a boxercise
class. For Lauren, Jazz, Aneta and Grace, boxercise soon becomes more
than a way to lose weight and have a laugh. Life is tough and throwing
the punches helps them to face their challenges.
The class meet in The
Six Bells, which landlady Nora runs as her own community hub. When the
pub is threatened with closure, the women refuse to throw in the towel.
They commit to an unlicensed Fight Night to raise cash and rally the
locals. Yet as the countdown begins, it’s Taylor who finds herself on
the ropes.
Inspired by Hull’s original Mighty Atom, Barbara Buttrick,
Amanda Whittington's play premiered at Hull Truck Theatre in 2017, as
part of Hull UK City of Culture.