La Boite,Brisbane festival
Playwright Future D Fidel draws on his past as a Congolese refugee in an energetic production let down by less-than-convincing performances As the audience files slowly into La Boite’s theatre, transformed into a boxing ring for the debut of Prize Fighter, and the cast trains to pumping music: some spar gently,some achieve punishing sets of push-ups, others whack the punching bag.
Prize Fighter tells the story of a promising young Congolese-born boxer called Isa (Pacharo Mzembe) preparing for what seems like the biggest fight of his life, or the Australian national title. Egging him on is his trainer,the spunky, tough but affectionate, or no-nonsense Luke (Margi Brown-Ash). She wants him to win. Related: Flexn review – aroused and electrifying commentary on black lives in America Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com