London 1869. Four very different Victorian women are drawn into the dark underground world of female boxing by the eccentric Professor Sharp. Controlled by men and constrained by corsets, each finds an unexpected freedom in the boxing ring. A place where their lives, decisions, futures are in their own hands for the first time.

They may each get in the ring in pursuit of the title of Lady Boxing Champion of the World but what each stands to gain from every bout far exceeds any title.  The women punch for recognition, they jab for education, they spar for a future, they fight for survival. 

Joy Wilkinson's play The Sweet Science of Bruising is an epic tale of passion, politics and pugilism. This production marks the show’s Australian premiere. 
Content Warning - please be advised that the show contains references to violence, spousal abuse and prostitution

Cast
Anna – Sonya Kerr
Aunt George – Michelle Masefield
Dr James – Antony Makhlouf
Emily/ Nancy – Raechyl French
Gabriel – Davey Seagle
Matty – Kian Pitman
Paul – Benjamin Balte Russell
Polly – Esther Williams
Professor – Cormac Costello
Violet – Kitty Simpson

Crew and Creatives
Producers - Theatre Travels and One Good Act
Director - Carly Fisher
Stage Manager - Natalie Low
Lighting Associate - Sophie Parker
Lighting Designer - Capri Harris
Production Designer - Hannah Yardley
Costume Designer - Bella Rose Saltearn
Sound Designer - Akesiu Poitaha
Assistant Director - Rosie Niven
Accent & Dialect Coach - Linda Nicholls-Gidley
Fight Choreographer - Tim Dashwood
Assistant Stage Managers - Promise Mudzingwa and Joss Chalmers
Assistant Production Designer - Jade Gillis