About the Show

A powerful new drama by James Graham.

Inspired by the true story, two-time Olivier Award-winning playwright James Graham (Ink; Dear England) brings a powerful work of truth and consequences to Broadway with Punch. When a night of drinking leads to a moment of violence, one young man must face his own actions, his own demons and the parents of the man he killed.

Following two sold-out runs and multiple rave reviews in London, Punch now makes its American premiere on Broadway, featuring breakout star Will Harrison (“Daisy Jones & the Six”) and two-time Tony Award® winner Victoria Clark (Kimberly Akimbo). This production is dedicated to James Hodgkinson and all victims of one-punch.

Critic Reviews (17)

" 'Punch' comes up short in capturing the exchange between the victim’s family and the perpetrator because it always leans on Jacob’s perspective"
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"It doesn’t stick the landing, but it leaves one last thought: Forgiveness isn’t a clear-cut route for everyone."
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"While story itself is inspiring, some central emotional focus seems missing from the way it unfolds in Punch, which winds up feeling less like a full-blown play and more like a digressive PSA about the dangers of street fighting"
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"The tempo of Punch slows and the performances sharpen and deepen. Though the air is thick with anguish, three people start to grope their way through it toward each other."
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"Will Harrison delivers an impactful performance in Broadway play inspired by real-life tragedy"
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" 'Punch' ends on an upbeat note, one that some may find saccharine. But the optimism signals that Jacob’s hard work of transformation paid off. "
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"It dares to posit that forgiveness is the ultimate response to irreparable loss, an idea that may make it the most radical play in town."
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"Any play that attempts to dramatize a non-fiction book-length account is bound to overemphasize some points and skim past others, and that is the case with 'Punch'."
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