Hull Truck theatreAmanda Whittington pulls no punches with this rousing tale of solidarity that invokes the triumphs of 1950s fighter Barbara ButtrickBarbara Buttrick was a Hull pioneer: a female boxing champion back in the 1950s, when nice girls didn't fight. She was 4ft 11in of power and gumption, refusing to bow to the pressure from the male-dominated media and medical profession to take off her gloves. She's now …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:54AM on June 16, 2017