PUNCH Reviews
PUNCH Reviews
blaxx
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/05
#2PUNCH Reviews
Posted: 9/29/25 at 10:18pm
Mediocre reviews for a mediocre play.
Listen, I don't take my clothes off for anyone, even if it is "artistic". - JANICE
#3PUNCH Reviews
Posted: 9/29/25 at 10:31pm
I thought it was exceptional. Interestingly this is yet another British import that’s being received vastly different than it was in the UK.
#4PUNCH Reviews
Posted: 9/29/25 at 10:32pm
DTLI Consensus: Will Harrison's fierce lead performance buoys Punch, though some dramatic shortfalls keep the play from becoming a true knockout.
8 positive, 4 mixed (including the NYT), 1 negative.
https://didtheylikeit.com/shows/punch/
Grab your torches, head back to camp. Goodnight.
gibsons2
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/26/19
#5PUNCH Reviews
Posted: 9/29/25 at 11:25pm
Wow, after brutal year of multiple expensive flops and Broadway falling apart, it seems like critics are holding back and being at least polite. Some mediocre production like this one will probably benefit from gentle criticism.
Updated On: 9/29/25 at 11:25 PM
NotTheComfyChair
Stand-by Joined: 3/19/13
#6PUNCH Reviews
Posted: 9/30/25 at 5:40pm
I agreed with Jordan C. I think the play is exceptional (from seeing the London production). I understand that others don't agree and they have the right to express that view.
Please note: I say "I think..."
I'm not sure that the 8 positive, 4 mixed, and 1 negative reviews that EDSOSLO858 mentioned from DTLI warrants the absolutist view "mediocre" without a qualifying "my opinion..., I think.., I feel..."
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