Common Wealth - No Guts, No Heart, No Glory

No Guts, No Heart, No Glory explores the experiences of five young Muslim women trying to forge a career in boxing. Challenging the preconceptions about young, female Muslims from Bradford, the production obliterates convention and celebrates being young, fearless and doing the unexpected.
Winner of The Scotsman Fringe First Award 2014, it was devised by writer Aisa Zia in collaboration with the cast of five 18-23-year-old Muslim Pakistani women from Bradford. This includes Saira Tabasum, the former British Universities Female Boxing Champion and Torchbearer for the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay.

Based on interviews with female boxers from Bradford and London, including former British National Champion Ambreen Sadiq, this site specific performance piece sees Queen Elizabeth Hall transformed into a boxing gym with electronic sound and cinematic lighting.

No Guts, No Heart, No Glory is co-produced by Common Wealth and Contact, commissioned by Contact and Theatre in the Mill, and funded by Arts Council England and Bradford Council.

Each performance is followed by a post-show Q&A with the cast and guests.

Performers: Seherish Mahmood, Saira Tabasum, Freyaa Ali, Nayab Din and Mariam Rashid
Writer: Aisha Zia
Director/Producer: Evie Manning
Associate Director/Production Manager: Rhiannon White
Composer: Wojtek Rusin
Original Choreography: Imogen Knight in collaboration with the Company
Boxing coach and script consultant: Ambreen Sadiq
Production Design: Alice Hoult
Assistant Writer: Pippa Dey