One of London’s leading Fringe Theatres ….. The Kings Head …. is marking the 50th Anniversary of the UK’s partial decriminalization with a series of plays under the banner QUEER 17.
Their current production, hot from a very successful run at the Edinburgh Festival and clutching rave reviews is Rob Ward’s GYPSY QUEEN. It is the the story of ‘Gorgeous’ George O’Connell: traveller, bare-knuckle fighter, hero to his people and Gypsy King. George leaves this life behind and enters the world of professional boxing, which puts him on a collision course with his roots, his identity and his greatest fear.
In the opposite corner, gay boxer Dane ‘The Pain’ Samson, the young pretender and son of a boxing legend. But Dane is fighting his own battles and they will ultimately lead to a tragedy that neither man could predict.
Gypsy Queen is an unconventional love story about two fighters who discover the greatest challenge lies outside the ring.
It plays at The Kings Head until September and then will continue touring …….only the U.K. at the moment. For further information and tickets click HERE.
