Ahead of Punch at Theatre Royal Plymouth, actor Laura Tebbutt speaks to Plymouth Culture about joining James Graham’s powerful play, portraying Jacob’s mum with care, and the impact the production is having on audiences. She shares thoughts on forgiveness, theatre’s role in community, touring life and visiting Plymouth.

Award winning Cornish Irish director Roisin McCay Hines brings Life Before You to The Drum Theatre, Plymouth. This powerful new play explores mothers and daughters, class, medical misogyny and inherited trauma, blending warmth, humour and political insight in a story rooted in the South West and touring nationally.