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Going for Gold review " drama knocked out of Windrush generation boxer's tragedy by Arifa Akbar

Park theatre, London The real-life story of Frankie Lucas, a fighter spurned by Britain's boxing establishment, is wrenchingly sad but loses power in this telling Frankie Lucas might not be a household name as a boxer but he could have been a contender for it. A Windrush-era child from St Vincent, he joined his north London boxing club at nine, showing clear talent. He went on to win a gold medal in the Commonwealth …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:18AM on November 13, 2024

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