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March 13, 2026
Nottingham Playhouse announces a 2027 UK Tour for James Graham’s four-time Olivier-nominated Punch.
Punch returns to Nottingham Playhouse on Friday 13 March – Saturday 4 April 2026, and will then transfer to Leeds Playhouse and Theatre Royal Plymouth.
Following its West End and Broadway success in 2025, Nottingham Playhouse have announced that Punch will go on tour across the UK in 2027.
The 2027 tour will begin with a further two week run at Nottingham Playhouse (25 Jan to 6 Feb 2027), and will then visit venues including: Bath Theatre Royal (9-13 Feb), Birmingham Rep (16-20 Feb), Chichester Festival Theatre (23-27 Feb), Malvern Theatres (2-6 Mar), Blackpool Grand Theatre (9-13 Mar) and Curve, Leicester (16-20 Mar), with other venues still to be announced.
Casting for the tour is to be confirmed.
The creative team for Punch includes Adam Penford (Director), Anna Fleischle (Production Designer), Robbie Butler (Lighting Designer), Alexandra Faye Braithwaite (Sound Designer and Composer), Leanne Pinder (Movement Director) and Christopher Worrall CDG (Casting Director).
Jacob, a teenager from Nottingham, spends his Saturday nights seeking thrills with his friends. One fateful evening, an impulsive punch leads to fatal consequences. After serving prison time, Jacob finds himself lost and directionless. Searching for answers, Joan and David – the parents of his victim James Hodgkinson – ask to meet, sparking a profound transformation in Jacob’s life.
A powerful story of hope, humanity, and the possibility of change.
The production is dedicated to James Hodgkinson and all victims of one-punch.
