About
What to expect
Punch is a play by Olivier Award-winning writer James Graham, based on Jacob Dunne's true story and directed by Adam Penford.
- Teenager Jacob seeks thrills with friends
- One punch leads to fatal consequences
- After prison, Jacob feels lost
- Victim's parents Joan and David ask to meet
- The meeting sparks a change in Jacob
- Sold out at Nottingham Playhouse and Young Vic
- Opened on Broadway and in the West End
Dates
Questions
When does Punch start and end?
Punch is on Thursday, 1 April 2027.
Where is Punch?
Punch takes place at Citizens Theatre, 119 Gorbals Street, Glasgow.
What is Punch about?
It tells Jacob Dunne's true story.
As a teenager in Nottingham, he spends Saturday nights seeking thrills with friends.
One evening an impulsive punch has fatal consequences.
After prison he feels lost, until his victim's parents, Joan and David, ask to meet him.
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Getting there
Citizens Theatre, 119 Gorbals Street, G5 9DS Glasgow, Scotland, GB
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