Islington Boxing Club, 2012

       Note about the script

      This is the original script and differs slightly from the one used in the Snuff Box Theatre production of the play. It’s set in Leytonstone, East London, and is therefore written in that accent, hence the missing ‘ts’ and ‘ings’ in words I felt essential to be spelt like that. I’ve learnt that there are rhythms in boxing, physical patterns essential to keeping good form in the sport and that also create a percussive soundscape. I therefore wanted the delivery of the text to have a rhythm to it. Something that also nods at the spoken-word-world and pays homage to the hip-hop I listened to whilst writing and training. The punctuation therefore is deliberate as a guide to finding the rhythm of Chloe’s accent and attitude. The dashes (/) symbolize a pause that is shorter than a comma.

      I’d like to say a huge thank you to everyone for your help and support. First and foremost to Daniel and Bryony, my fellow Snuff Boxers. To Seth and Kay for making us look pretty. To East 15 for giving us a place to play. To IdeasTap, Old Vic New Voices and The Underbelly for Edinburgh. Thank you to the boxers and trainers at Islington Boxing Club and to the female boxers who gave me their time before competing at the Olympics. To all the Soho Theatre team but particularly to Steve Marmion, Sarah Dickenson, Paula Stanic, Jules Haworth and Don McCamphill. Thank you to Curtis Brown and Oberon Books for helping me have my first ever published play to hold in my hand. Last but not least, thank you to my family and friends for putting up with me, to my fairy-god-mother, to my mum and to my dad. Ta very much

      – Charlie xx

      Please see www.snuffboxtheatre.co.uk for all details about us as a company and the original production. Please contact Curtis Brown Ltd should you wish to perform the play.

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      Charlotte Josephine

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