A woman standing on a pavement by a market stall. She is wearing a white karate suit with a blue belt. She has her hands reaching behind her body. She is wearing white running shoes. She is a white woman with short curly brown hair.

WRESTLELADSWRESTLE

Jennifer Jackson Company

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Times: 7:30pm

Tickets: Pay What You Can (Recommended Price £14)*

*all orders subject to a transaction fee of £2

Running Time: 80 minutes (no interval)

Age Recommendation: 12+

This event takes place in person in our Council Chamber

WRESTLELADSWRESTLE explosively combines theatre, dance, judo and pro-wrestling into a battleground of joy and reclamation.

Inspired by her Bolivian mother, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and entertainment wrestling, Jenni confronts and reimagines a racist incident she witnessed her mother endure when she was a child.

Drawing on her real-life teenage career as the under 50kg British Judo Champion, the performance brings together an almighty Girl Gang from the local area to join her in this ambitious and exhilarating theatrical event.

 

‘A powerful story of inner strength’ I Love Manchester

‘A wonderfully courageous piece of art’ Mancunian Matters

‘A true triumph of feminine empowerment’ Jadar

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Biographies

Jenni Jackson is a British-Bolivian theatre-maker, movement director and actor based in Manchester. Her work interrogates how women and girls use their bodies, and the complexities of living between cultures in the UK.

Her acclaimed ENDURANCE is a sports spectacle between running and dance, exploring colonial legacies through the prism of the Bolivian warrior Bartolina Sisa, and modern day women who are out-performing men in ultra-marathons. ENDURANCE was presented at Battersea Arts Centre and HOME in 2021 and 2023, and was shortlisted for the Theatertreffen Stueckmarkt (Berliner Festpiele, 2022).

Credits

The creation and presentation of WRESTLELADSWRESTLE has been supported by Jerwood New Work Award, Barbican OpenLab, MGCFutures, DARE Festival/Upstart Theatre, Evolve Oxford Playhouse, ARC Stockton, Sheffield Crucible (Bank Residency), Battersea Arts Centre, Cambridge Junction, and Royal Exchange Theatre.

Devised and written by Jennifer Jackson with Simon Carroll Jones.

Additional material devised with the company.

Creative Team

Performer Jennifer Jackson 
Performer Simon Carroll Jones
Performer Pepa Duarte
Drummer Isobel Odelola
Design Consultancy Katie Scott
Lighting Designer & Creative Captions Sarah Readman
Video Design idontloveyouanymore
Sound Design & Composition Jose Guillermo Puello
Outside Eye Sarah Frankcom
Dramaturg Sarah Dickenson

Access

PRE EVENT INFORMATION

This event takes place in person in our Council Chamber. This space is on the first floor, with step-free access via a lift.

If you have booked a ticket you will receive an email from us before your performance detailing important information about your visit.

PERSONAL ASSISTANT/COMPANION TICKETS

If you require the assistance of a friend or helper to attend, we can make a free ticket available for your companion. You can book access companion tickets online or contact the Box Office to book by emailing  access@bac.org.uk. 

To book a free access companion online:

  • log in to your account here
  • go to ‘Other preferences’ and tick ‘I require a personal assistant/companion’.
  • Choose the performance, date and seats you would like and if you add at least 2 tickets to your basket, then one of these will automatically become free.

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

All performances of WRESTLELADSWRESTLE will be creatively captioned.

Content

  • Haze
  • Flashing lights and strobe
  • Strong language
  • References to racist language
  • References to violence

Pre-Show Information

All performances will be Relaxed. We invite you to make yourself comfortable and move around if you need to and if you need to leave the performance at any point you will be allowed to return to the space when you feel ready.

VISIT OUR ACCESS PAGE

We want our shows to be as accessible to as many people as possible.

We offer tickets to most shows on a Pay What You Can basis throughout the year.

Tickets for Council Chamber performances in 2026 start at £9.50, and we have recommended pricing to help you choose a price that works for you.

We know that ticket price is a huge barrier for some. If you can afford to pay the recommended price or more, choosing to do so supports those that can’t. It makes it possible for us to continue to offer Pay What You Can and welcome those who otherwise wouldn’t be able to attend.

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