The Brixton Recovery
by Jack Gilhooley

The Brixton Recovery Book Cover — The Brixton Recovery Cover

Highlights

Small Cast

Female

Male

1970sMulticultural CastingInterior SetContemporary Costumes/Street ClothesAmerican

Synopsis

The prizefighter hero in this play by one of America's most widely produced and prolific playwrights is an indestructible loser.

After still another defeat, this time in London, he finds himself in the black section, Brixton, being cared for by a barmaid from Jamaica who goes to night school and dreams about a career in politics.

This meeting of apparent opposites turns out to be a union of kinsmen as, over the course of several weeks, each learns to respect and love the other.

Press Reviews

"A wistful romance with a steeliness beneath the surface...Has a precise sense of character, atmosphere and imagery."
— The New York Times

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Shirley a black Jamaican barmaid and part-time student, twenties, attractive but not spectacular	—	—	a black Jamaican barmaid and part-time student, twenties, attractive but not spectacular
Mickey a white American boxer, thiryish, considering his trade, his good looks are still pretty much intact	male	—	a white American boxer, thiryish, considering his trade, his good looks are still pretty much intact