Set against the Brixton riots of the 1980s, Roy Williams’ hugely enjoyable boxing play asks its audience to suspend too much disbelief. Black boxer Leon (Daniel Kaluuya) is the last hope for white trainer Charlie (Nigel Lindsay), whose casual racism turns nasty when he bans Leon from seeing his daughter. Though Kaluuya delivers the most charismatic performance currently on the London stage, you wonder how many charmers like him ever climbed into the ring. Less convincing still is the plotline that sees Leon’s old friend Troy return as a fighter, having been scouted punching a cop. Still, Williams says a lot about how black achievement is held back by white and black attitudes, and the performances are so good you cannot help but forgive. Go see.
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