About This Show

It’s the 1980s, Michael Jackson rules the radio waves and Conan the Barbarian is the box office king at the movies. Aspiring black boxers, Leon and Troy, both have promising futures in the ring. When race riots explode in their London neighborhood, these two friends are forced to make a tough decision. Years later, they square off, facing each other and the men they have become. An electric knockout, the much lauded and award-winning playwright Roy Williams’ Sucker Punch takes an unflinching look at family, friends and the world of boxing.

Show Details

Dates: Opening Night: September 18, 2015 Final Performance: October 18, 2015

Theatermania Review

| | October 2, 2015
Victory Gardens puts the audience ringside for the Midwest premiere of Roy Williams’ bruising drama.

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