Dancing in the Mirror is being staged in the Bellingham pub where Henry Cooper trained. Image: Doyle of London via CC BY-SA 4.0/public domain
I grew up in Lewisham. I've seen it change a lot, just in my lifetime. I wondered what might have changed over a century.
Boxing has always long fascinated me too. It is controversial, working class, deeply symbolic. Boxers are often hugely charismatic, surprising figures.
These two aspects of my life collide in Dancing in the Mirror, the play I've written that tells the story of Jade, a young boxer who grew up in care, and Mica, a clerk and aspiring actor learning to find his voice. When Jade discovers her estranged father is still alive, their paths cross and recross in a story about belonging, the meaning of pain, and which dreams are worth chasing.
It has live music, actors of the highest calibre and songs you'll be humming for months. If all goes to plan, it should be funny, too.
