Jacob Dunne

James Graham Will Adapt PUNCH For Schools Tour
by Stephi Wild - Dec 8, 2025

Following the final performance of Punch at the Apollo Theatre on 29 November 2025, profits from the West End run will be used to create a new version of Punch to be toured into schools.

Review Roundup: PUNCH Opens on Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 30, 2025

Manhattan Theatre Club's American premiere of Punch, by James Graham is now playing on Broadway at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. Read the reviews!

Review: PUNCH by James Graham, Apollo Theatre
by Gary Naylor - Sep 27, 2025

A true crime story that offers hope as well as tragedy

PUNCH Adds Weekly Post-Show Conversation Series
by Nicole Rosky - Sep 8, 2025

Details have been announced for the weekly post-show conversations taking place on Tuesdays throughout the West End run of the critically-acclaimed Nottingham Playhouse production of Punch. 

PUNCH Will Offer Post-Show Conversations Following Select Performances
by Stephi Wild - Aug 25, 2025

Manhattan Theatre Club has announced a slate of Beyond the Stage programming around their Broadway premiere of Punch, which will offer audiences and the general public opportunities to enrich their experience with the show.

Tony Hirst Discusses Authenticity in PUNCH at the West End
by Kat Mokrynski - Aug 25, 2025

Actor Tony Hirst shares insights on his role in PUNCH, working with playwright James Graham, and the impact of true stories in theater.

MTC Unveils Cast for 2025/26 Season, Including PUNCH and THE MONSTERS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 23, 2025

Manhattan Theatre Club has unveiled the initial cast members for their Broadway production of Punch and Off-Broadway production of The Monsters. See who is starring and learn more.

Works by David Lindsay-Abaire and Martyna Majok Join MTC 2025-26 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 14, 2025

Manhattan Theatre Club has revealed two additional shows that will be a part of the company’s 2025-2026 season. Learn more about the season and see how to purchase tickets.

James Graham's PUNCH Will Transfer to the West End
by Stephi Wild - Apr 1, 2025

The Nottingham Playhouse production of Punch by Olivier Award-winning playwright, James Graham, based on the book ‘Right From Wrong' by Jacob Dunne, will transfer to the West End.

James Graham’s PUNCH Will Open on Broadway This Fall
by Nicole Rosky - Mar 10, 2025

BroadwayWorld has just learned that Manhattan Theatre Club has added two shows to the company’s 2025-2026 season. Check out all of the details about Punch and The Monsters here!

Review: PUNCH, Young Vic
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Mar 7, 2025

Based on the memoir of Jacob Dunne, Punch is the sobering true story of the tragic and rippling consequences of a single punch thrown on a night out. 

BOYS FROM THE BLACKSTUFF Comes to Glasgow This Spring
by Stephi Wild - Jan 16, 2025

James Graham’s adaptation of Alan Bleasdale’s Boys from the Blackstuff will have its Scottish premiere at the Theatre Royal, Glasgow this spring. Learn more here!

BOYS FROM THE BLACKSTUFF 2025 Tour Cast Announced
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 16, 2024

The cast and full 2025 tour dates for James Graham's adaptation of Alan Bleasdale's Boys from the Blackstuff have been announced.

James Graham's PUNCH Extends Run at Young Vic
by Stephi Wild - Dec 16, 2024

The Young Vic Theatre has announced a two week extension to the London transfer of Punch due to public demand, now set to run in the Young Vic Main House from 1 March to 26 April with press night on 6 March 2025.

BOYS FROM THE BLACKSTUFF Will Embark on UK Tour
by Stephi Wild - Jul 18, 2024

Bill Kenwright Ltd has announced that James Graham’s acclaimed adaptation of Alan Bleasdale’s Boys from the Blackstuff will tour the UK in 2025, following sell-out runs at Liverpool’s Royal Court and The National Theatre, and its current run in London’s West End at the Garrick Theatre.

James Graham's PUNCH Will Transfer to London
by Stephi Wild - Jul 17, 2024

The Young Vic Theatre has announced the London transfer of Punch, the latest five-star sell-out show from Olivier Award-winning playwright James Graham (Best of Enemies, Dear England, This House, Sherwood) and Nottingham Playhouse, which brings Jacob Dunne’s powerful and moving memoir to the stage. 

BOYS FROM THE BLACKSTUFF Will Transfer to the West End This June
by Stephi Wild - Mar 26, 2024

Graham’s acclaimed adaptation of Alan Bleasdale’s Boys from the Blackstuff will transfer to the West End for a strictly limited eight-week season at the Garrick Theatre, following runs at Liverpool’s Royal Court and the National’s Olivier Theatre. 

Julie Hesmondhalgh Will Lead World Premiere of PUNCH at Nottingham Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - Mar 11, 2024

Julie Hesmondhalgh will join the cast of the world premiere of James Graham's new play Punch, directed by Adam Penford and opening at Nottingham Playhouse on 4 May.