Punch Up

Punch Up by Kat Sandler is a bold and darkly funny contemporary play that blends sharp humour with surprising tenderness. At once absurd and deeply human, it explores what happens

Punch Up by Kat Sandler is a bold and darkly funny contemporary play that blends sharp humour with surprising tenderness. At once absurd and deeply human, it explores what happens when desperation, comedy, and connection collide. When Duncan encounters Brenda on what may be the worst night of her life, he makes an impulsive and unconventional promise: if he can make her laugh, she’ll choose to stay. The only problem? Duncan isn’t funny. Determined to learn, he turns to Pat, a struggling comedian nursing his own heartbreak, and together they embark on a chaotic crash course in joke-writing, timing, and the fragile art of making someone smile. As the trio navigates misfires, awkward punchlines, and unexpected moments of honesty, Punch Up becomes more than a comedy about comedy. It is a story about loneliness, about the risks we take to reach one another, and about the complicated hope that laughter might offer. Smart, irreverent, and unexpectedly moving, Punch Up invites audiences to laugh, to lean in, and to consider what it truly means to show up for someone even when you don’t have the right words. This performance takes place in a secondary location, on the second floor of the Trinity Parish Hall. Due to the historic nature of that building, the theatre on the second floor is not currently an accessible space for those requiring physical accessibility accommodations. To reach the theatre, there is a flight of stairs, and there is not currently an elevator that allows access to that space. We are sorry for any inconveniences this may cause. This performance may contain swearing, sexual innuendo, and other mature content.