Details

The human world and the animal kingdom collide in this spectacular adventure of one boy's journey through the tropical Indian jungle. Interweaving live music with stunning puppetry and energetic physical performance, this celebration of Rudyard Kipling's enduring and iconic tale should not be missed this Christmas. Lost in the jungle as a baby, Mowgli is taken in by mother-wolf and raised as her own but the jungle is no place for a man-cub and as Mowgli starts to become a man, the animals begin to doubt his acceptance of the Jungle Law. Buoyed by the distrust of Mowgli the fearsome Shere Khan resolves to track him down, for no man-child can ever truly live by the laws of the Jungle and for that reason he should not live at all. But Mowgli is watched over by a gracious panther and a heavy-weight bear who determine to protect him at all costs, be it from the breathtaking squeeze of a boa-constrictor, from the money loving dancing monkeys or the blood thirsty roar of the evil Shere Khan.

Cast/Performers

Jacob James Beswick (Mowgli), Colin Connor (Buldeo), Daniel Copeland (Baloo), Cait Davis (Kaa), Andrew French (Shere Khan), Shobna Gulati (Messua), Oliver Hoare (Tabaqui), Jan Knightley (Akela), Ann Ogbomo (Bagheera), Anneika Rose (Dulia), Paksie Vernon (Monkey), Cath Whitefield (Raksha)

Creatives/Company

Director(s): Liam Steel, Renny Krupinski (fight), Sam Jones (casting), George Chilcott (assistant)
Design(s): Laura Hopkins, Rachael Canning (puppet)
Music: Niraj Chag
Musical Director: Michael Lovelock
Lighting: Lee Curran
Sound: Fergus O'Hare
Other: Denyse Anyogu (song melodist)