The sports biography is a great focus for drama and at the Park Theatre the focus is on boxing legend Vernon Vanriel who is telling his own story in the world premiere of On the Ropes, a play he has co-written with Dougie Blaxland. A tale of sporting prowess, celebrity self-destruction and eventually national betrayal, Vanriel and Blaxland's overlong story doesn't pull many punches, presenting the good, bad and the a…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AM on January 11, 2023