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Too Much Punch for Judy at Prescoed Open Prison

Too Much Punch for Judy (Ape Theatre)
Anti-Drink Drive Play
at Prescoed Open Prison 

For the first time ever, “Too Much Punch for Judy” was performed by Ape Theatre at Prescoed Open Prison.

The audience at Prescoed were invited to attend “Too Much Punch for Judy”, an Anti-Drink Drive Play, in their free time, together with Prison and Road Safety staff.

The watchers seemed spellbound as the drama took them through the events that 26 years ago were played out for real.

The high-octane opening depicted the buzz of an alcohol-fuelled “night on the town.” But then comes the jolt. The plot unfolds and so do the stark consequences of this true event. The inconceivable, unimaginable and seemingly impossible outcome which every drink driver thinks will never happen, happens. A young girl dies – not any young girl but the sister of the drink driver.

Throughout the performance, the actors are only part of the story. The audience is drawn in as the drama plays out the horror of the aftermath. Actors commented that the audience more than played out their part. Their response contributed totally to the atmosphere and tension as they engaged with the characters in the play.

“Too Much Punch” was also performed at Coleg Gwent, Usk. Students threw themselves into the workshops which followed the drama. Again, staff and the young audience remained transfixed and not a little bewildered at the range of emotions everyone was forced to face.