The Jungle (play) explained

The Jungle
Place:Young Vic, London

The Jungle is a play by Joe Robertson and Joe Murphy.

The play follows the lives of characters living in the Calais Jungle migrant camp.[1] The play won the South Bank Sky Arts Award for Theatre,[2] and the 2018 BroadwayWorld UK Award for Best New Production of a Play.[3]

Original creative team

Writers
Joe Murphy, Joe Robertson
DirectorsStephen Daldry and Justin Martin
Set Design
Costume DesignCatherine Kodicek
Lighting DesignJon Clark
Sound DesignPaul Arditti
Musical CompositionJohn Pfumojena
Video DesignTristan Shepherd and Duncan McLean

Production history

The Jungle premiered at the Young Vic, London running from 7 December 2017 to 9 January 2018.[4] After a successful sold-out run, the play made a West End transfer to the Playhouse Theatre from 16 June 2018 to 3 November 2018.[5]

The play made its Off-Broadway premiere on 4 December 2018 at St Ann's Warehouse New York, running until 27 January 2019.[6] The Jungle then moved to The Curran San Francisco, running from 26 March 2019 to 19 May 2019,[7] receiving positive reviews.[8] In April 2020 the play was intended to return to St Ann's Warehouse, New York, with further plans for a US tour throughout Spring / Summer 2021,[9] however due to the COVID-19 pandemic the production was postponed to 2023.[10] The show ran again at St Ann's Warehouse from 18 February to 19 March, before moving to Shakespeare Theatre Company Washington DC from 28 March to April 16, 2023.[11]

Awards and nominations

!Year!Production !!Award!Result
2020The CurranSan Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Awards [12] Best Entire Production in the Bay Area
Best Set Design (Set Design by Miriam Buether)
Best Entire Production in San Francisco
Ensemble
2019St Ann's WarehouseObie Awards[13] Special Citation to Cast and Creative Team
Drama League Awards[14] Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play
Distinguished Performance Award (Ammar Haj Ahmad and Ben Turner)
The CurranBroadwayWorld San Francisco Award[15] Best Local Play
Best Direction of a Play - Local (Direction by Stephen Daldry and Justin Martin)
Best Featured Actor in a Play - Local (John Pfumojena)
Best Featured Actress in a Play - Local (Nahel Tzegai)
Best Leading Actor in A Play - Local (Ben Turner)
LondonMousetrap Theatre Awards [16] Special Recognition for Contribution to Theatre
WhatsOnStage Award[17] Best New Play
Best Set Design (Set Design by Miriam Buether)
Best Show Poster
Drama Desk Award[18] Outstanding Director of a Play (Direction by Stephen Daldry and Justin Martin)
Outstanding Scenic Design of a Play (Set Design by Miriam Buether)
Outstanding Lighting Design for a Play (Lighting Design by Jon Clark)
2018The Stage Debut Award[19] The Joe Allen Best West End Debut
South Bank Sky Arts AwardTheatre
BroadwayWorld UK Award Best New Production of a Play
Evening Standard Theatre AwardBest Design (Set Design by Miriam Buether)[20]

Notes and References

  1. News: The Jungle, Young Vic: a warts and all account of the migrant crisis as powerful as A Christmas Carol - review. Cavendish. Dominic. 2017-12-17. The Telegraph. 2018-05-24. en-GB. 0307-1235.
  2. Web site: 2018-07-01 . South Bank Sky Arts Awards 2018 Winners Announced Today . 2023-02-25 . British Theatre . en-GB.
  3. Web site: Swain . Marianka . Winners Announced For the 2018 BroadwayWorld UK Awards! . 2023-02-25 . BroadwayWorld.com . en.
  4. Web site: The Jungle review – devastating yet uplifting story of the migrant crisis. Gardner. Lyn. 2017-12-17. the Guardian. en. 2018-05-24.
  5. Web site: The Jungle, play about Calais migrant camp life, to get West End run. Brown. Mark. 2018-03-12. the Guardian. en. 2018-05-24.
  6. Web site: The Jungle. St. Ann's Warehouse. 2019-04-19.
  7. Web site: The Jungle. Home. The Curran San Francisco. en. 2019-04-19.
  8. Web site: Refugees in France steal your breath, break your heart in ‘The Jungle’. Staff. Lauren Sheehan-Clark . 2019-04-18. The Daily Californian. en-US. 2019-04-19.
  9. Web site: St. Ann's Warehouse Announces The Return Of THE JUNGLE. BWW News Desk. BroadwayWorld.com. en. 2020-05-11.
  10. Web site: The Jungle. St. Ann's Warehouse. 2020-05-11.
  11. Web site: Putnam . Leah . 18 February 2023 . 5 Years Later, The Jungle Returns to Brooklyn February 18 . 25 February 2023 . Playbill.
  12. Web site: San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle - 2020 Awards for 2019 . 2023-02-25 . www.criticscircle.org . en.
  13. Web site: Weiss . Ian . 2019-05-21 . 2019 Obie Award Winners . 2023-02-25 . Obie Awards . en-US.
  14. Web site: Nominations Announced for 85th Annual Drama League Awards . 2023-02-25 . Broadway.com . en.
  15. Web site: Henry . Alan . Winners Announced For 2019 BroadwayWorld San Francisco Awards . 2023-02-25 . BroadwayWorld.com . en.
  16. Web site: Howard . Mousetrap Awards 2019 – winners revealed Musical Theatre Review . 2023-02-25 . en-GB.
  17. Web site: Hamilton and Aidan Turner among winners at 19th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards WhatsOnStage . 2020-05-11 . www.whatsonstage.com . en-GB.
  18. Web site: Millward . Tom . 2019-06-03 . Drama Desk Awards 2019 - And the Winners are... . 2020-05-12 . New York Theater Guide . en.
  19. Web site: The Stage Debut Awards 2018: the nominees in full . 2023-02-25 . The Stage . En.
  20. Web site: Thompson . Jessie . 2018-11-19 . Find out the winners of this year's Evening Standard Theatre Awards . 2023-02-25 . Evening Standard . en.