Where Tough Guys Do Dance: Punch
It’s quite a story, though not necessarily the kind that makes for the most astonishing theater. That’s not to denigrate Punch, which is solidly built and well-meaning without sanctimony. Graham, Penford, and company have done just about all they can to build an engaging stage event, and if the play can’t avoid feeling a bit like an embodied pamphlet for restorative justice, then at least we’re all gathering to hear about something that this world inarguably needs.
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