SHADOW BOXING Launches 2011 Brits Off Broadway Festival at 59E59

59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) is set to open the 2011 Brits Off Broadway festival with SHADOW BOXING, written by James Gaddas, directed by Donald Pulford and featuring Jonny Collis-Scurll. SHADOW BOXING begins performances on Tuesday, November 1 for a limited engagement through Sunday, November 20. Press opening is Sunday, November 6 at 2:30 PM. Produced by Cross Cut, SHADOW BOXING is part of THREE BRITISH SOLOS, three solo shows performed in rep. Single tickets are $25 ($17.50 for 59E59 Members). A three-show package is available for $50; a two show package is $35. To purchase tickets, call Ticket Central at (212) 279-4200 or go to www.59e59.org. For more information, visit www.britsoffbroadway.com.

The performance schedule for SHADOW BOXING is:

Tuesday, November 1 - Sunday, November 6
Tue at 6:30 PM, Wed at 8:30 PM, Fri at 6:30 PM, Sat at 4:30 PM, Sun at 2:30 PM

Tuesday, November 8 - Sunday, November 13
Tue at 8:30 PM, Thur at 6:30 PM, Fri at 8:30 PM, Sat at 7:30 PM, Sun at 4:30 PM

Tuesday, November 15 - Sunday, November 20
Wed at 6:30 PM, Thur at 8:30 PM, Sat at 2:30 PM & 9:30 PM, Sun at 7:30 PM

The son of a boxer who couldn't win, Flynn becomes a successful fighter through utter dedication. But is his gruelling training merely an avoidance tactic? A crisis builds as he moves to the title fight and the drama hurtles to a shattering conclusion.

Jonny Collis-Scurll delivers an emotionally intense and highly physical performance hailed for "effortless precision" (The Scotsman) and called "one of the most intense and hypnotic solo performances of the year" (Broadwaybaby.com).

James Gaddas (playwright) is a British stage and television actor of long experience. He had a continuing role in the iconic television series, Coronation Street. More recently, he played Captain Hook in the British classic, Peter Pan, and was in the West End production of Billy Elliot. In 2005, he was a parliamentary candidate.

Donald Pulford (director) is an Australian director and academic now living in the UK. His Australian production of Weepie won the Members' Choice Award for Best Production at the Blue Room and the English production won Best Production at the international Absolut Gay Theatre Festival in Dublin. Shadow Boxing achieved five 5-star reviews and a ‘MUST SEE!' from the British theatre trade paper, The Stage. He is currently rehearsing a play inspired by the music of British cult band, The Smiths.

Jonny Collis-Scurll's (actor) recent credits include lead roles in two award-winning British productions in international festivals in Dublin and Poland amongst other internationally touring productions and pieces of new writing in the North of England.