2017 Offie Winner for Best Directon

*****    “Possibly one of the best productions I’ve seen this year”. - Spy In The Stalls

****    “a complete stroke of genius with first class performances”. - London Theatre 1

****    “Profoundly moving, and much like those elusive memories of adolescene, will haunt you for long afterwards”. - Flaming Norma

****     “Every scene shakes with the fervid, erratic energy of thwarted youth, perfectly captured in Tom Hughes’ confident and eclectic production”. - BritishTheatre.com

****    “A well-executed love letter to the spirit of punk and adolescence… with lots of laugh out loud moments”. - The Upcoming

****    “Punk as hell… Check it out.” - London City Nights

There’s Duck and there’s Mickey. They’re the kids of America and it’s the 80s apocalypse. They hate their parents and there’s no point in algebra. They’re grabbing at this thing called life: guitars, girls, love, fury, heartbreak and noise noise noise. Punk is their escape from suburbia and it’s like nothing they have ever heard. It’s fast – it’s alive – it’s already dead.

punkplay is a riot of a play told at breakneck pace with a killer soundtrack. It’s a coming-of-age story about subcultures, friendship and not-fitting-in – all on rollerskates.

Punkplay was performed throughout September at the Southwark Playhouse as part of the London Punk Festival 2016.

Written by Gregory S. Moss, made by:
Aysha Kala 
Cécile Trémolières
Jack Sunderland
Jethro Cooke
Lucy Bradford 
Matthew Castle 
Philippa Neels
Samuel Perry 
Sarah Readman
Tom Hughes

photo credit: Helen Murray