Oldham legend Julie Hesmondhalgh has won Best Actress in a Supporting Role at the Olivier Awards for her performance in the play Punch
Julie played the role of the victim’s mother Joan in the play based on a true story of Jacob Dunne, a teenager who killed a man with a single punch in Nottingham and subsequently engaged in a transformative restorative justice process with the victim’s parents
After serving prison time, Jacob finds himself lost and directionless. Searching for answers, Joan and David – the parents of his victim James – ask to meet, sparking a profound transformation in Jacob’s life.
