Nottingham Playhouse announces 2027 UK tour for James Graham’s Olivier-nominated PUNCH
On the eve of its triumphant return to Nottingham Playhouse, following its West End and Broadway success in 2025, it has been 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 - 6 Feb 2027) before visiting Bath, Birmingham, Chichester, Malvern, Blackpool, and Leicester, with other venues still to be announced.
Casting for the tour is to be confirmed.
Punch received four Olivier Award 2026 nominations last week: Best New Play; Best Actor for David Shields; Best Supporting Actress for Julie Hesmondhalgh and Best Lighting Design for Robbie Butler.
Artistic Director at Nottingham Playhouse, and Director of Punch, Adam Penford, said: “We’re glad that audiences across the UK will have the opportunity to see Punch in 2027. It’s a story of hope, forgiveness and human connection, and we’ve seen from its incredible reception in London and New York that it has the same powerful impact, wherever it goes.
“The UK tour also means more opportunities for community engagement work around Punch, ensuring that the play can continue to support the campaigning work of the real-life people whose story we’re telling, at a local level.”
The creative team for Punch includes director Adam Penford, designer Anna Fleischle, lighting designer Robbie Butler, sound designer and composer Alexandra Faye Braithwaite, movement director Leanne Pinder, and casting director Christopher Worrall CDG.