
No Guts, No Heart, No Glory
No Guts, No Heart, No Glory is based on interviews with Muslim female boxers including two National Muslim female Champions in Bradford, Saira Tabasum and coach, Ambreen Sadiq. Our young cast came through an audition process in Bradford schools, most had never performed in front of an audience before we went to Edinburgh festival in 2014. Since then the play has won a Scotsman Fringe First Award, toured the UK and toured internationally.
The cast of five shaped the play based on their experiences, their insight and what felt right, what we all wanted to say. During our rehearsals, Israel started their offense on Gaza, some of the actors started going to protests. The crisis in Gaza was a stark reminder as we made the play, to be brave in our own lives and to be brave on a wider, international level, to be proud of where you come from and who you are, it began to feel more and more like a protest play, not one where we say ‘no’, but one where we say ‘yes’. Muslim young women are rarely represented in the media, No Guts, No Heart, No Glory is a chance for Muslim young women to represent themselves, to dance, to box, to swear, to get angry, to enjoy it, to be champions.
Videos
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Trailer for No Guts, No Heart, No Glory
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Interview with Ambreen Sadiq, Evie Manning and actors
Photos
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Clockwise from L - Mariam Rashid, Seherish Mahmood, Freyaa Ali,Shifaa Arfan Photo: Christopher Nunn
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Photo: Sophie Gerrard
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Photo: Christopher Nunn
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Photo: Christopher Nunn
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Photo: Christopher Nunn
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Photo: Christopher Nunn
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Photo: Christopher Nunn
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Photo: Sophie Gerrard
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Photo: Sophie Gerrard
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Photo: Sophie Gerrard
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Photo: Christopher Nunn
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Photo: Christopher Nunn
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Photo: Sophie Gerrard
Reviews
“Full of sweaty, sweary joy at the sheer possibilities of life” The Guardian
Powerful and triumphant … a celebration of the human will that transcends religion and gender The Independent
“An irresistible thing about muscle, guts and the determination to stand up for who you are in an increasingly mad world.” Herald
“A theatrical experience to remember; raw, heartfelt, blazing with energy and sometimes absolutely beautiful” The Scotsman