The Jungle
A YOUNG VIC and NATIONAL THEATRE Production
CAST
Raphael Acloque, Ammar Haj Ahmad, Aliya Ali, Mohammad Amiri, Girum Bekele, Bruk Kumelay, Alyssa Denise D’Souza, Elham Ehsas, Trevor Fox, Moein Ghobsheh, Michael Gould, Ansu Kabia, Alex Lawther, Jo McInnes, John Pfumojena, Rachel Redford, Rachid Sabitri, Mohamed Sarrar, Ben Turner, Nahel Tzegai
CREATIVE
WRITERS | Joe Murphy and Joe Robertson
DIRECTORS | Stephen Daldry and Justin Martin
SET DESIGN | Miriam Buether
COSTUME DESIGN | Catherine Kodicek
LIGHTING DESIGN | Jon Clark
SOUND DESIGN | Paul Arditti
VIDEO DESIGN Tristan Shepherd
MUSIC DIRECTION | John Pfumojena
CASTING | Julia Horan CDG
REVIEWS —
Time Out - ★★★★★ “Exuberant, full of music and movement. This is a story we need to hear. It feels of national significance.”
The Guardian - ★★★★★ “This devastating, uplifting show celebrates the human capacity to build something out of nothing, to work together and try to make a difference.”
The Observer - ★★★★★ “one of the most vital productions of the year”.
The Independent - ★★★★★ “The show breathes with the generosity of spirit that it champions. Wonderfully humane and illuminating.”
Financial Times - ★★★★★ “Important, deeply moving theatre that challenges us to face this terrible, intractable crisis.”
Metro - ★★★★★ “Brimful of hope, humour and humanity.”
The Jungle reviews - ★★★★★ “A haunting, humane masterpiece. Hearts ache. Anger boils. Tears flow.”
The Stage - ★★★★★ “A haunting, humane masterpiece. Hearts ache. Anger boils. Tears flow.”
Whatsonstage - ★★★★★ “Searing, emotional and profound. It makes you think and feel in a way that theatre very rarely does”
The Upcoming - ★★★★★ “An absolutely vital attempt to bring the tragedy of unwanted and abandoned refugees to the attention of the world.”
Broadway World - ★★★★ “A visual masterpiece. It’s unlike anything you have ever seen.”
The Telegraph - ★★★★ “You’re left awed and appalled. It’s warts and all – and that’s the beauty of it.”
The Times - ★★★★ “Urgency, vividness and wit. The play’s sense of the knottiness of world politics makes this a remarkable evening.”
