The production will run at the Olivier Theatre from the 13th November until the 6th February 2027.
Full casting has now been announced for Anupama Chandrasekhar’s new adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book, directed by Indhu Rubasingham.
The cast will be led by Olivier Award-winning actor Hiran Abeysekera playing Mowgli. He will be joined in the production by Parkey Abeyratne (Raksha Head), Azan Ahmed and Sebastian Charles (Baloo and Baloo Head), Sarah Amankwah and Laura Cubbit (Bagheera and Bagheera Hind), Kazeem Tosin Amore (Shere Khan Head), Antony Antunes (onstage swing), Ankur Bahl (Kaa and Bijoy), Eryck Brahmania (Devan Head), Darcy Braimoh (Shere Khan Hind), Lucca Chadwick-Patel (A and Chottu), Fred Davis and Ali Goldsmith (Moti Head and Wild Pig), Ayesha Dharker (Raksha and Messua), Valentine Hanson (Mahout), Romina Hytten (onstage swing and Puppetry Captain), Sasha Jagsi (Neela), Tony Jayawardena (Moti), Rebecca Killick and Sarah Mardel (Bagheera Heart and Wild Fowl), Avye Leventis (B and Tabaqui), Michael Jean-Marain (onstage swing), Kel Matsena (Shere Khan), Sifiso Mazibuko (Akela), Jordan Metcalfe (Cat), Shaun Yusuf McKee (Devan), Sharita Oomeer (Stork), Mahesh Parmar (C and Sonu) and Gavin L Vincent (Akela Head).
In the mangroves of the Sundarbans, wolves howl, birds soar and tigers roar. At the heart of this wild and vibrant kingdom, an unlikely child is growing up… Mowgli.
Danger stalks the shadows, and threats lie hidden beneath every rock. To protect his family, his friends and the only home he has ever known, this young hero must first discover who he really is and where he truly belongs.
The creative team behind the production also includes: set and costume designer Rajha Shakiry, movement director Caldwell, composer Fernando Velázquez, lighting designer Oliver Fenwick, video designer Ash J Woodward, sound designer Benjamin Grant, casting directors Bryony Jarvis-Taylor and Martin Poile, dialect coach Shereen Ibrahim, voice coach Cathleen McCarron, associate director John Young, associate set designer Ruth Hall, associate costume designer Jasmine Araujo, associate puppetry and movement director Scarlet Wilderink, associate puppet designer Caroline Bowman and associate sound designer Jonas Roebuck.
To book tickets visit: https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/productions/the-jungle-book/