How boxing inspired a play about men's mental health
The play explores losing a sense of purpose, the difficulty some men have talking about their mental health and the support they can find in each other.
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"What is a boxer after he retires really played on my mind."
— Cathal J Ferris , Other
"The angle that I see is that men supporting men, and helping and talking and encouraging support with each other."
— Emma Copeland , Other
"He's been so engrossed in the world of boxing for his entire life, to lose it in one injury and to try and figure out his life after that is, I think, probably universal in a lot of men's lives."
— Gary Trainor , Other
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The play explores losing a sense of purpose, the difficulty some men have talking about their mental health and the support they can find in each other.
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