Box the Pony

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Event Box the Pony
Venue Barbican Centre, Barbican, London, England
Umbrella Event Heads Up Australian Arts 100
First Date 4 July 2000
Opening Date 4 July 2000
Last Date 8 July 2000
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Box the Pony is the tale of a feisty young girl growing up on an Aboriginal mission in a family of champion boxers. It is brought to life by the gifted performer Leah Purcell, and it is her own story. Through the unlikely combination of singing and boxing, this young woman seeks to throw of the ties of love and family and escape a culture of violence and despair. Cheeky and very funny, this show was a great success at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 1999.
Description Source Brochure
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Autobiographical
Subjects Family
Survival
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Sean Mee Director
Leah Purcell Performer Co-writer
Scott Rankin Writer Co-writer
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Brochure HeadsUp - Australian Arts Come to London, Australia Week June 30 - July 9, 2000
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 100317