The Jungle Book takes to the stage with a contemporary twist

A new stage production puts a contemporary twist on Kipling’s classic, writes Colette Sheridan

IN WHAT promises to be a visually stunning show for all the family, Jungle Book, produced by UK-based Metta Theatre company, is staying faithful to the Kipling story, albeit translating it into the contemporary world.

So says director, Poppy Burton-Morgan. The classic coming-of-age story, which has been made into a 2016 fantasy adventure by Disney, inspired by Disney’s 1967 animated film, has, in Metta Theatre’s version, a female in the lead role of Mowgli, the feral child raised by ‘animals’ in an urban jungle.