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
★★★★★
“Exuberant, full of music and movement. This is a story we need to hear. It feels of national significance.”
Time Out
★★★★★
“This devastating, uplifting show celebrates the human capacity to build something out of nothing, to work together and try to make a difference.”
The Guardian
★★★★★
“The show breathes with the generosity of spirit that it champions. Wonderfully humane and illuminating.”
The Independent
★★★★★
“Important, deeply moving theatre that challenges us to face this terrible, intractable crisis.”
Financial Times
★★★★★ “Brimful of hope, humour and humanity.”
Metro
★★★★★ “A haunting, humane masterpiece. Hearts ache. Anger boils. Tears flow.”
The Jungle reviews
★★★★★
“A haunting, humane masterpiece. Hearts ache. Anger boils. Tears flow.”
The Stage
★★★★★
“Searing, emotional and profound. It makes you think and feel in a way that theatre very rarely does”
Whatsonstage
★★★★★
“An absolutely vital attempt to bring the tragedy of unwanted and abandoned refugees to the attention of the world.”
The Upcoming
★★★★
“A visual masterpiece. It’s unlike anything you have ever seen.”
Broadway World
★★★★
“You’re left awed and appalled. It’s warts and all – and that’s the beauty of it.”
The Telegraph
★★★★
“Urgency, vividness and wit. The play’s sense of the knottiness of world politics makes this a remarkable evening.”
The Times
★★★★★
“Exuberant, full of music and movement. This is a story we need to hear. It feels of national significance.”
Time Out
★★★★★
“This devastating, uplifting show celebrates the human capacity to build something out of nothing, to work together and try to make a difference.”
The Guardian
★★★★★
“The show breathes with the generosity of spirit that it champions. Wonderfully humane and illuminating.”
The Independent
★★★★★
“Important, deeply moving theatre that challenges us to face this terrible, intractable crisis.”
Financial Times
★★★★★ “Brimful of hope, humour and humanity.”
Metro
★★★★★ “A haunting, humane masterpiece. Hearts ache. Anger boils. Tears flow.”
The Jungle reviews
★★★★★
“A haunting, humane masterpiece. Hearts ache. Anger boils. Tears flow.”
The Stage
★★★★★
“Searing, emotional and profound. It makes you think and feel in a way that theatre very rarely does”
Whatsonstage
★★★★★
“An absolutely vital attempt to bring the tragedy of unwanted and abandoned refugees to the attention of the world.”
The Upcoming
★★★★
“A visual masterpiece. It’s unlike anything you have ever seen.”
Broadway World
★★★★
“You’re left awed and appalled. It’s warts and all – and that’s the beauty of it.”
The Telegraph
★★★★
“Urgency, vividness and wit. The play’s sense of the knottiness of world politics makes this a remarkable evening.”
The Times
