The Jungle is a play by Joe Robertson and Joe Murphy. The play won the South Bank Sky Arts Award for Theatre, and the 2018 BroadwayWorld UK Award for Best New Production of a Play, and went on to win further awards.
Plot The play follows the lives of characters living in the Calais Jungle migrant camp.
Original creative team +WritersJoe Murphy, Joe RobertsonDirectorsStephen Daldry and Justin MartinSet DesignMiriam Buether Costume DesignCatherine KodicekLighting DesignJon ClarkSound DesignPaul ArdittiMusical CompositionJohn PfumojenaVideo DesignTristan Shepherd and Duncan McLean
Production history The Jungle premiered at the Young Vic, London running from 7 December 2017 to 9 January 2018. 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.
The play made its Off-Broadway premiere on 4 December 2018 at St Ann's Warehouse New York, running until 27 January 2019. The Jungle then moved to The Curran San Francisco, running from 26 March 2019 to 19 May 2019, receiving positive reviews. 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, however due to the COVID-19 pandemic the production was postponed to 2023. 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.
Awards and nominations +YearProduction AwardResult2020The CurranSan Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Awards Best Entire Production in the Bay AreaBest Set Design (Set Design by Miriam Buether)Best Entire Production in San FranciscoEnsemble 2019St Ann's WarehouseObie AwardsSpecial Citation to Cast and Creative TeamDrama League AwardsOutstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway PlayDistinguished Performance Award (Ammar Haj Ahmad and Ben Turner)The CurranBroadwayWorld San Francisco AwardBest Local PlayBest 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 Special Recognition for Contribution to TheatreWhatsOnStage AwardBest New Play Best Set Design (Set Design by Miriam Buether)Best Show PosterDrama Desk AwardOutstanding 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 AwardThe Joe Allen Best West End DebutSouth Bank Sky Arts AwardTheatreBroadwayWorld UK AwardBest New Production of a PlayEvening Standard Theatre AwardBest Design (Set Design by Miriam Buether)
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