Running Time: 2 hours and 30 minutes including one 15-minute intermission
The New York Times
Could You Embrace the Man Who Killed Your Son? They Did.
Punch
by James Graham
directed by Adam Penford
Based on the book Right From Wrong by Jacob Dunne
with Camila Canó-Flaviá, Victoria Clark, Will Harrison, Cody Kostro, Piter Marek, Sam Robards, Lucy Taylor
ON BROADWAY AT THE
SAMUEL J. FRIEDMAN THEATRE
As Jacob tears through Nottingham in a whirlwind of drugs, girls, and bar fights, he makes a fatal mistake that lands him in prison. But as he struggles to accept the consequences of his actions and build a new life, he finds an unusual source of salvation: the parents of the boy he killed. Based on a remarkable true story, Punch is two-time Olivier winner James Graham (INK)’s “most moving work yet” (The Times of London).
This production is dedicated to James Hodgkinson and all victims of one-punch.
In association with Nottingham Playhouse
Major support for Punch is provided by Ned Lustbader.
Photos
Photos by Matthew Murphy. Scenic & Costume Design by Anna Fleischle.
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Cast
Camila Canó-Flaviá
Clare/Nicola
Select theater credits include Patriots and Network on Broadway, The Coast Starlight (Lincoln Center Theater), Dance Nation (Playwrights Horizons), and MacBeth (Hunter Theater Project). TV/Film credits include Baby Ruby (Magnolia Pictures), “Three Women,” “Watson,” “Blue Bloods,” “Blacklist,” “For Life,” and “Law & Order: SVU.” She received her BFA from Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University.
Victoria Clark
Joan/Nan
MTC: The Snow Geese by Sharr White. Twelve additional Broadway adventures including Kimberly Akimbo (Tony, Outer Critics Circle, Lortel Awards, Grammy nomination), The Light in the Piazza (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle Awards), and three Tony noms for Gigi, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella, and Sister Act. Off-Broadway: When the Rain Stops Falling (LCT – Drama Desk Nomination), A Prayer for My Enemy, The Marriage of Bette and Boo, Marathon Dancing. TV: “The Gilded Age,” “Elsbeth,” “Homeland,” “Pose,” “The Blacklist,” “Almost Family,” “One Royal Holiday.” Film: The Happening, Harvest, Cradle Will Rock, Wanderland. Director: New York City Center’s Encores! (Love Life); Classic Stage Company (Strindberg’s Dance of Death); New York Musical Theater Festival (Newton’s Cradle); and Fredericia Theater in Denmark (The Trouble with Doug). Clark has served as faculty or artist-in-residence for Yale University, Pace University and Duke University. Recordings: Fifteen Seconds of Grace and December Songs by Maury Yeston. To the real Joan, Jacob, and David: Thank you for sharing your story at a time when we need it most.
Will Harrison
Jacob
Will Harrison most recently starred as Bobby Neuwirth in James Mangold’s Oscar- and Golden Globe-nominated feature A Complete Unknown for Fox Searchlight, opposite Timothée Chalamet, Ed Norton, and Elle Fanning. Prior, he starred as David Herold in the limited series “Manhunt” opposite Anthony Boyle and Tobias Menzies for Apple TV+. Will made his professional debut as Graham Dunne in the Amazon/Hello Sunshine limited series “Daisy Jones and the Six,” based on the best-selling book by Taylor Jenkins Reid. On stage, he played the lead role of T.J. in
Keith Bunin’s play The Coast Starlight at Lincoln Center, directed by Tyne Rafaeli. He will next be seen starring as Buster Murdaugh in Hulu’s limited series “Murdaugh,” alongside Jason Clarke, Patricia Arquette and Johnny Berchtold. Will is a graduate of the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama.
Cody Kostro
Raf/Sam
Broadway: Six Degrees of Separation. Off-Broadway: Dead Poets Society (CSC). Select Film: Ride or Die, Blackout, Jules. Select TV: “Mare of Easttown,” “City on a Hill,” “Flatbush Misdemeanors.” Training: Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University.
Piter Marek
Tony/Derek/DS Villers
Piter is an actor, writer, and creative coach known for his chameleonic range on stage and screen. Highlights include “Ray,” the quirky music producer in “Girls5Eva” (Netflix, Season 2); a multi-season arc on NBC’s “The Blacklist” as cagey “Doctor Nik;” and alongside Ed O’Neill in FX’s “Clipped.” Other credits include “NCIS,” “FBI,” “Ugly Betty,” and “Pan Am.” A seasoned theater artist, Marek loves finding comedic nuance and humanity in all his work. Broadway appearances include the Pulitzer-winning play Disgraced opposite Josh Radnor and Karen Pittman, and alongside Kevin Kline and Jennifer Garner in Cyrano de Bergerac. Based between New York and Los Angeles, Marek is passionate about storytelling that delves into the healing of humanity. He is thrilled to be working with this incredible cast.
Sam Robards
David/Raf’s Dad
Sam Robards has had a vast career in film, television and Broadway. His film credits include Where Is Kyra? opposite Michelle Pfeiffer and Kiefer Sutherland, The Art of Getting By, A.I.: Artificial Intelligence, The Rebound opposite Catherine Zeta Jones, and American Beauty. He has been featured in television shows such as “Y: The Last Man,” “Limitless,” “The Good Wife,” “Gossip Girl,” “The West Wing,” and “Sex and the City.” Robards’ Broadway credits include The 39 Steps, Absurd Person Singular, and The Man Who Had All The Luck, which garnered him a Tony nomination. On TV, he can recently be seen in MGM+’s “Hotel Cocaine.” His most recent feature credits include Isle of Hope, Space Cadet, and Isle Child.
Lucy Taylor
Mum/Wendy
Lucy Taylor’s theatre credits include Marys Seacole (LCT3); Dance Nation (Playwrights Horizons); The Town Hall Affair (The Wooster Group); Ancient Lives (Half Straddle); Gatz, The Sound and the Fury, The Select: The Sun Also Rises, Fondly Collette Richland (Elevator Repair Service). TV/Film: “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Leverage: Redemption,” “Horace and Pete,” “New Amsterdam,” “Limitless,” “Bull,” “Madam Secretary,” Senior Year, “Law & Order: SVU.”
Camila Canó-Flaviá
Clare/Nicola
Victoria Clark
Joan/Nan
Will Harrison
Jacob
Cody Kostro
Raf/Sam
Piter Marek
Tony/Derek/DS Villers
Sam Robards
David/Raf’s Dad
Lucy Taylor
Mum/Wendy
Judith Lightfoot Clarke
U/S Joan/Nan, Mum/Wendy
Broadway: Summer, 1976, Casa Valentina (MTC); Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Off-Broadway: Linda (MTC), Eve-olution (Cherry Lane), Three Travelers (St. Clement’s), The Normal Heart (The Public Theater), Communicating Doors (Variety Arts), Hamlet (Kaufman). Regional: Prayer for the French Republic (Pioneer), Romeo & Juliet (Shakespeare Theatre), Macbeth (Arden), The Graduate (Ivoryton) and Alley, Cincinnati Playhouse, The Old Globe, People’s Light, Syracuse, Capital, Indiana and Merrimack Reps, NJ Shakes, Wilma. Film and TV: How to Be Single, Killer, “New Amsterdam,” “Unforgettable,” “Forever,” “Outlaw,” “Law & Order,” “Law & Order: SVU” and “Madam Secretary.” The College of William & Mary.
Kim Fischer
Ensemble, U/S Raf/Sam and Tony/Derek
Broadway debut! NY theatre: Make Believe (Second Stage), Life and Trust (Emursive), Then She Fell (Third Rail Projects), Fuerza Bruta (Daryl Roth). Regional: Sanctuary City (Berkeley Rep/Arena Stage; Best Actor nom.), Frankenstein (Dallas Theater Center), Macbeth (Denver Center), Chill (Merrimack Rep). TV: “The Blacklist” (NBC), “WeCrashed” (Apple), “The Good Fight” (Paramount), “Jessica Jones” (Netflix). Film: Caravan, Best Years, Misprint, The Club, I Can I Will I Did. BFA: NYU. Thanks to Jaime, Jodi and team at Innovative and 1022M. For Dave.
Ben Livingston
U/S David/Raf’s Dad
Broadway: One Man, Two Guvnors; The Heiress; Mamma Mia! Off-Broadway: Our Town (Barrow Street), The Library (The Public), Queen (NAATCO). Regional: Mark Taper Forum, South Coast Rep., The Old Globe San Diego, Oregon Shakes, Utah Shakes. Select TV/film: The Post, “Your Friends and Neighbors,” “Only Murders in the Building,” “The Knick,” “Manifest,” “The Deuce,” “Mosaic,” “Mr. Robot.” Ben co-wrote The Raven, starring John Cusack. He lives in New York with wife Jessica and kids Evelyn and Vivian.
Jacob Orr
Ensemble, U/S Jacob
Thrilled to be making his Broadway debut! Off-Broadway: Montag (Soho Rep). Regional: Lettie, Birthday Candles (People’s Light); Franklin’s Key (Pig Iron); The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley (Shadowland Stages); I Want To Destroy You (Theatre Vertigo). TV: “Evil.” Film: Low Tide (dir. Joe Simon and Hussain Pirani), The Seagull (dir. Mike Newell). MFA: NYU grad acting. Deep love and gratitude for my family and friends, teachers and mentors, dogs (in general), the Bicoastal Council, and most of all, Teddy.
Amber Reauchean Williams
Ensemble, U/S Clare/Nicola
Broadway debut! Philly native, Amber Reauchean Williams is an actor, writer, V.O. artist and farmer. She is incredibly honored to be a part of such a phenomenally talented cast and crew. Off-Broadway credits include Amerikin (Primary Stages), Behind the Sheet (Ensemble Studio Theatre) and Candida (Theatre Row). Recent TV credits include “2024 Disney Discovers Talent Showcase” (ABC/Disney), “Blue Bloods” (CBS) and “Harlem” (Amazon Video). She would like to thank her husband, family and friends for their unwavering love and support!
Judith Lightfoot Clarke
U/S Joan/Nan, Mum/Wendy
Kim Fischer
Ensemble, U/S Raf/Sam and Tony/Derek
Ben Livingston
U/S David/Raf’s Dad
Jacob Orr
Ensemble, U/S Jacob
Amber Reauchean Williams
Ensemble, U/S Clare/Nicola
Creative
James Graham
Playwright
James Graham is a playwright and screenwriter. His Olivier Award-winning play Dear England, about Gareth Southgate’s transformation of the national team, had a sold out run at the National in 2023, transferred to the West End and was broadcast on NT Live. An updated version returned to the National Theatre before a national tour this Spring, and it is being adapted for TV with the BBC. His play Punch opened at the Nottingham Playhouse in 2024 to rave reviews, transferring to the Young Vic in March 2025. It will be opening on the West End and Broadway later this year. Other work includes Tammy Faye, having originally opened at the Almeida Theatre in 2022, it opened on Broadway in 2024, and Ink, originally performed in 2017 at the Almeida Theatre, which then transferred to the West End and Broadway in 2019 where it was nominated for six Tony Awards. James‘s breakout play This House – also at the National Theatre- went on to have an Olivier-nominated sell-out revival in the West End in 2017 and it was chosen by popular vote as the best play of the 2010’s for the major theatre publisher Methuen. James’s TV drama “Sherwood” – set in the Red Wall community of Ashfield where he is from – won the Royal Television Society Award for Best Drama and won 2 BAFTAS. It’s critically acclaimed second season aired in 2024. Other TV includes “Quiz” (ITV and AMC) in 2020, directed by Stephen Frears, which was one of the most watched UK television dramas of the year, and “Brexit: An Uncivil War,” which was broadcast on Channel 4 and HBO and nominated for an Emmy and a BAFTA.
Adam Penford
Director
Adam Penford is Artistic Director at Nottingham Playhouse in the UK. He trained at Paul McCartney’s Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA).
Nottingham Playhouse credits: Dear Evan Hansen (UK Tour); Punch (Young Vic); The Clothes They Stood Up In; A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story (Alexandra Palace / Worldwide Cinema Release / Birmingham Rep); The Madness of George III (NT Live); Piaf; Bubble; Holes (UK Tour); An Enemy of the People; Coram Boy; Jack & the Beanstalk; Cinderella; Dick Whittington; Wonderland.
National Theatre credits: A Small Family Business (Olivier); Dorfman Opening Gala (Dorfman); Island (Cottesloe); One Man Two Guvnors (Adelphi / Music Box / UK & International Tour; Revival Director); NT 50 Years on Stage (Olivier / BBC 2; Associate Director).
Theatre credits: The Sound of Music (Chichester Festival); Committee (Donmar Warehouse); The Boys in The Band (Vaudeville / Park); Platinum (Hampstead); Unfaithful (Found 111); Watership Down (The Watermill); Deathtrap (Salisbury Playhouse / UK Tour); Ghost the Musical (Frankfurt English); Stepping Out (Salisbury Playhouse).
Anna Fleischle
Scenic and Costume Design
Olivier Award-winning and Tony-nominated production set and costume designer. Work includes Make It Happen (EIF); What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank (Marylebone Theatre); The Collaboration (MTC/Young Vic); Hangmen (Broadway/West End, Tony Award nominee 2022, winner of Olivier Award, Critic’s Circle and Evening Standard Award for Best Set Design); Death of a Salesman (Broadway/West End); 2:22 A Ghost Story (West End/Ahmanson); Home, I’m Darling (National Theatre/West End, Olivier Award nominee Best Set & Best Costume Design); Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (West End).
Robbie Butler
Lighting Design
Originally from Ireland, Robbie is one of only a handful of life members of the Association for Lighting Production and Design. Having trained at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, he won the inaugural Profile Award for Outstanding Achievement in Opera and an Off West End Award for Best Lighting Design. Theatre includes Punch (Nottingham Playhouse/Young Vic/West End); Keli (National Theatre of Scotland); Reverberation, How to Win Against History (Bristol Old Vic); and much more. Opera includes work with Welsh National Opera, Scottish Opera, Greek National Opera, Teatro Real Madrid, The Royal Danish Opera and Polish National Opera.
Alexandra Faye Braithwaite
Original Music & Sound Design
Hamlet, Underdog: The Other Other Brontë (National Theatre); Giant (Royal Court/Harold Pinter); The Real Thing (Old Vic); Choir, Never Have I Ever, The Narcissist (Chichester Festival); Liberation, A Taste of Honey, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Wuthering Heights (Royal Exchange, Manchester); A Streetcar Named Desire, Chariots of Fire, Anna Karenina (Sheffield); Sound of the Underground, Purple Snowflakes and Titty Wanks (Royal Court); Falkland Sound (RSC); The Good Person of Szechwan (Sheffield/Lyric Hammersmith); Bloody Elle (Royal Exchange, Manchester/Traverse/Lyric); Abigail’s Party, Shining City, How Not to Drown, The Wonderful World of Dissocia (Stratford East).
Leanne Pinder
Movement Director
Punch (The Young Vic), Punch (Nottingham Playhouse), Disruption (Park Theatre). Choreographer: Charlie and the Chocolate
Factory (Aberystwyth); Spring Awakening (ArtsEd); She Loves Me, Bare, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Mountview). Director/choreographer: Godspell, Pippin (The Wilkes Academy). Associate director: Cages (Riverside Studios). Associate choreographer: Bugsy Malone (U.K. tour), Waitress (U.K. tour), We Will Rock You (U.K. tour). Assistant choreographer: Groundhog Day (Broadway, NYC), Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (Playhouse), American Psycho (Almeida) and Matilda (Broadway, NYC). Resident Choreographer: Waitress (Adelphi).
Ben Furey
Dialect Coach
has coached over 140 productions. Ten shows at MTC: Ink, The Nap, Linda, By the Water, The Explorers Club, among others. Broadway: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Billy Elliot, The Last Ship, The Encounter, Matilda. Off-Broadway productions at Barrow St, Atlantic, Roundabout. National Tours: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Billy Elliot, Spamalot, Mamma Mia! Regional/international: Hartford Stage, Palm Beach DramaWorks, Williamstown, Gate (Dublin). U.K. credits: Brokeback Mountain, The Third Man, five productions at Chichester Festival Theatre. Film/TV credits: How to Train Your Dragon (2025), The Lost City of Z, “Hunters,” “Elementary.”
Charlotte Fleck
Dialect Coach
Selected: MTC: Vladimir, Good People, Ruined, Defiance, The Columnist, The Ruins of Civilization, The American Pilot. Broadway: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof; The Rose Tattoo; Absurd Person Singular; The Last Night of Ballyhoo; Ah, Wilderness! Other theatre: Signature Theatre, The Public, MCC, Soho Rep, Pearl Theatre, The Women’s Project, McCarter Theatre, Williamstown, Hartford Stage, Berkshire Theatre Festival. TV/film: The Assessment; Jules; “Bondsman”; “Irma Vep”; “Kevin Can F**k Himself”; Puzzle; “Ray Donovan”; “Shameless”; Fear Street Part Three: 1666; “Mildred Pierce”; Julie and Julia; An Education; Shame; “The Closer”; O Brother, Where Art Thou?; Requiem for a Dream.
Caparelliotis Casting & Kelly Gillespie
Casting
Select MTC: Cost of Living; Summer, 1976; Skeleton Crew; Ink. Select Broadway/Off-Broadway: 2:22: A Ghost Story (upcoming), Grey House, The Comeuppance, Ohio State Murders, Macbeth, The Minutes, Sunset Baby, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, The Waverly Gallery, The Boys in the Band. Select theatres: Signature NYC, Atlantic, Ars Nova, The Old Globe, CTG, Donmar Warehouse (consulting CD). Television: “New Amsterdam” (NBC, series casting), “The Boys in the Band” (Netflix, original casting).
Richard A. Hodge
Production Stage Manager
Broadway: Prayer for the French Republic (MTC); Good Night, and Good Luck; The Band’s Visit; The Sound Inside. Off-Broadway: King James (MTC City Center); The Counter (Roundabout Theatre); Sweeney Todd, The Effect, Tribes, Our Town, Adding Machine: A Musical, Bug, Orson’s Shadow, Red Light Winter (Barrow Street Theatre); The Band’s Visit, Women or Nothing (Atlantic Theater Company); When the Rain Stops Falling, Nicholai and the Others (Lincoln Center); Killer Joe, Underneath the Lintel (Soho Playhouse); Kindness, Iowa (Playwright Horizons); Stop the Virgens (St. Ann’s Warehouse). TYKAC
Ashley-Rose Galligan
Stage Manager
MTC: Prayer for the French Republic (Broadway and Off-Broadway). Broadway: Good Night, and Good Luck; The Hills of California; The Band’s Visit; The Sound Inside; Mother Play; Death of a Salesman; Pictures From Home. Opera: Kayne West’s Mary at Lincoln Center, Mastervoice’s Iolanthe at Carnegie Hall. Select television: “Peter Pan Live!,” “VaxLive: The Concert to Reunite the World,” “MTV Unplugged: Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga.” And over 25 Off-Broadway credits. Thank you for taking the time to support theatre and the arts! @ashleyrosegal
Jacob Dunne
Author, Right from Wrong
Jacob Dunne is a British author, educator, presenter, and advocate for restorative justice. In 2011, at 19, he was convicted of manslaughter and served 14 months in prison. Through restorative justice, he built a relationship with his victim’s parents, which profoundly changed his life. Encouraged by their support, he pursued education, earning a first-class honours degree in criminology. Today, Jacob delivers training and interventions designed to reduce violence and empower people and their communities to resolve conflict, express themselves better, and maintain healthy relationships. He is the host of the Right From Wrong podcast and has presented multiple TV and radio programmes on crime and justice, including The Punch on BBC Radio 4, which won an ARIA Award for Best Factual Series. His memoir, Right from Wrong, was published in 2022. His remarkable story has inspired Punch, written by James Graham, which premiered at Nottingham Playhouse before transferring to London’s Young Vic.
James Graham
Playwright
Adam Penford
Director
Anna Fleischle
Scenic and Costume Design
Robbie Butler
Lighting Design
Alexandra Faye Braithwaite
Original Music & Sound Design
Leanne Pinder
Movement Director
Ben Furey
Dialect Coach
Charlotte Fleck
Dialect Coach
Caparelliotis Casting & Kelly Gillespie
Casting
Richard A. Hodge
Production Stage Manager
Ashley-Rose Galligan
Stage Manager
Jacob Dunne
Author, Right from Wrong