Live theatre, NewcastleA South Shields family are torn by opposing forces as Ishy Din cleverly taps into the emotive memories of a weekend in the summer of 1977 It is a reasonable question. Billy has just announced Muhammad Ali is on his way to South Shields and Sheila, his mother, is aghast: "Why would he want to come here?" Unlikely or not, the world heavyweight champion would indeed spend time in the town in July …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:06AM on February 19, 2025