The Square Ring

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The Square Ring is a British stage play (later adapted for film) by William Fairchild that centers on the intersecting lives and struggles of boxers sharing a dressing room before their bouts.

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instanceOf film
stage play
adaptedAs The Square Ring (film) NERFINISHED
author William Fairchild NERFINISHED
basedOn The Square Ring NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
dramaticConflict internal conflicts of fighters
dramaticDevice real-time or near real-time action
single-location setting
dramaticForm dialogue-driven play
genre drama
sports drama
mainSubject boxers
boxing
medium stage
narrativeFocus intersecting lives of boxers
personal struggles of boxers
narrativePerspective backstage view of boxing world
originalLanguage English
setting boxers' dressing room
structure ensemble cast
theme ambition in sport
camaraderie among boxers
economic hardship of athletes
failure and redemption
masculinity
personal sacrifice
violence and its consequences
writer William Fairchild NERFINISHED

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William Fairchild notableWork The Square Ring
Gordon Dines notableWork The Square Ring