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SUMMARY:Gypsy Queen 	
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DESCRIPTION:Written by Rob Ward \nHope Theatre Company (UK)\n\nCan two me
 n raised to fight ever learn to love?\n“There are only three things that
  need to be accomplished before the devil comes home: one of them is hom
 osexuality being legal”\nTyson Fury\, World Heavyweight Champion\, 2015\
 n\nUndefeated bare-knuckle fighter ‘Gorgeous’ George O’Connell leaves hi
 s traveller roots behind to embark on a career as a professional boxer u
 nder the tutelage of legendary trainer Vic Samson. Through a developing 
 relationship with Vic’s openly gay son and fellow boxer Dane\, George be
 gins to learn more about himself than he ever had done before. But when 
 the time comes to fully embrace this newfound identity\, can George be t
 rue to himself?\n\n‘Gypsy Queen’ is the story of two men who find themse
 lves\, and each other\, in the most unlikely of worlds and asks what the
 y are willing to do when the fight moves outside of the ring. A play abo
 ut the influence of our roots\, the satisfaction of our desires and the 
 formulation of our identity.\n\nGypsy Queen began life as Champion\, a s
 hort play as part of ‘To Russia With Love’ organised by several LGBT the
 atre makers in Manchester in February 2014 (an event protesting the stag
 ing of the Winter Olympics in Sochi\, Russia and with funds raised donat
 ed to a Russian LGBT organization).\n\nRob decided to extend the play fo
 llowing comments made about the LGBT community by boxers Tyson Fury and 
 Manny Pacquaio over the past 6 months.\n\nUniversity drama alumnus Rob W
 ard is a Manchester based actor\, writer\, former director of Working Pr
 ogress Theatre Company and current member of Hope Theatre Company.\n\nPl
 ease note: \n-	Age 15+\n-	This production contains strong language and s
 cenes of a sexual nature \n\nTo book please visit http://ow.ly/ZKVx302Qx
 m5 or telephone the Martin Harris Centre box office.
STATUS:TENTATIVE
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CLASS:PUBLIC
LOCATION:John Thaw Studio Theatre\, Martin Harris Centre for Music and Dr
 ama\, Manchester
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