''Prize Fighter'' is a play by Congolese-Australian writer
Future D. Fidel
Future D. Fidel is a Congolese-Australian playwright.
Future Destin Fidel was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and became an orphan at the age of 13. Living with his sister at Uvira on the shores of Lake Tanganyika, he fled across the ...
.
The play concerns a talented young boxer, Isa, an orphaned Congolese refugee and former child soldier who has settled in Brisbane, confronting his past as he prepares for a national boxing title.
''Prize Fighter'' premiered at the
Roundhouse Theatre in Brisbane in September 2015, produced by
La Boite Theatre Company
La Boite Theatre, founded as the Brisbane Repertory Theatre Society, is an Australian theatre company based in Brisbane, Queensland. La Boite was established in 1925 and is Australia’s longest continuously running theatre company.
La Boite ...
and the
Brisbane Festival
Brisbane Festival is one of Australia's leading international arts festivals, and is held each September in Brisbane, Australia.
Its presence dominates the city for three weeks in September and its line-up of classical and contemporary music, t ...
. The production also played at the
Belvoir St Theatre
Belvoir is an Australian theatre company based at the Belvoir St Theatre in Sydney, Australia, originally known as Company B. Its artistic director is Eamon Flack. The theatre comprises two performing spaces: the Upstairs Theatre and the small ...
in Sydney from 6-22 January 2017, as part of the
Sydney Festival
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.
It was nominated for
Best New Australian Work, and the production
Best Play, at the
2016 Helpmann Awards.
The play is published by Playlab Press.
References
2015 plays
2010s Australian plays
Fiction about refugees and displaced people
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