The Punch Update – September 2008

In this edition:

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Welcome to the Punch Update

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Punch News

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Other interesting things

Welcome to the Punch Update

There’s that chill in the air that tells us that Autumn is well and trulyhere. We hope you all enjoyed the summer and that you managed tosee a little a bit of sun. Punch HQ has been busy over the summermonths and we have plenty of things planned to see us through thewintery months ahead!

Punch News

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Some great news about ex Punch staff member and Birmingham musician

Mary Wakelam

.Mary has been awarded funds from the

BBC Urban Music Bursary

following a nominationfrom Punch. Massive congrats Mary! To see the full list of recipients of the bursary check outwww.bbc.co.uk/performingartsfund/urban/winners08a.shtml

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Punch associate artist

Evoke

is currently in Ghana taking part in a global volunteering schemecalled Platform 2 run by the Department for International Development, Christian Aid, IslamicRelief and BUNAC. Evoke is spending 10 weeks out in Ghana working on

the

AfadjatoAgumatasa Project

in conjunction with the Ghana Wildlife Society, and its goal is to conservethe natural resources at Mount Afadjato for the social and economic benefit of the localcommunities. Evoke recently emailed in to Punch HQ and it sounds like he is having a greatexperience so far. He told us tales of climbing mountains, chatting to the locals and the hotweather. He has plenty more activities planned for his time out there including “waterfalls,monkey sanctuaries and caves”.

For more information on the volunteer schemes run byPlatform 2 go to www.myplatform2.com

Punch, Lyric Theatre Hammersmith and Birmingham Rep havecommissioned

Have Box Will Travel

, a new one-man show from thedynamic poetry performer, DJ and family friend,

Charlie Dark

.Charlie’s piece

is a rites of passage story that transports you from a tinybedroom in South London to the world of the super DJ in 80 beats and backagain. With slick direction from Hip-Hop theatre favourite

Benji Reid

and asoundtrack of club classics,

Have Box Will Travel

marries performancepoetry, storytelling and DJing to create an energetic show. It’s on a nationaltour from October to November. For more info on tour dates, go to ourwebsite:www.punch-records.co.uk