The Jungle Book (Banks)

by Greg Banks
Based on the story by Rudyard Kipling

Mowgli is rambunctious and curious, scrappy and silly. Sound like a kid you know? This new adaptation of the beloved Rudyard Kipling story finds a child lost in the jungle, where he is adopted by Baloo the Bear, Bagheera the panther, and all the beasts who call the mysterious wilderness home. This fast-paced retelling keeps you perched on the edge of your seat as young Mowgli comes face-to-face with sneaky monkeys, noisy vultures and his mortal enemy: the tiger, Shere Khan.

Regular price $12.00

Quick Details

  • Type: Play
  • Length: 90-100 minutes
  • Availability: Available for productions worldwide
  • Cast Size: 5 actors play all roles

Full Details

Roles:

  • Actor 1 plays Narrator 1, Father Wolf, Wolf 1, Baloo, and Monkey 1
  • Actor 2 plays Narrator 2, Shere Kahn, Wolf 2, Monkey 2, and Vulture 2
  • Actor 3 plays Narrator 3, Wolf 3, Bagheera, Monkey 3, and Vulture 3
  • Actor 4 plays Narrator 4, Monkey 4, and Mowgli
  • Actor 5 plays Narrator 5, Mother Wolf, Kaa, and Monkey 5

The following resources are included in each performance license:
  • Permission to photocopy the PDF script for your production so there is no additional cost for these assets.

The following resources may be added to you license for an additional fee:
  • Logo/Media package
  • While The Jungle Book is not a musical, we do have optional performance-quality music tracks created by Victor Zupanc which include 98 audio files that can be used for underscoring, transitional music, and sound effects.
  • Script is available in Turkish upon request

Greg Banks

Greg Banks' work as an actor, writer and director has taken him all over the world from Singapore to Seattle via  the Arctic Circle. Greg's plays include Tir Na N'og (Travelling Light/West End, Broadway, Touring Winner of Samuel Beckett Award/TMA nominee for best play for young people 1998), Why The Whales Came (Plymouth Theatre Royal/ Theatre Alibi/West End) Dorian Grey (American Drama Group/International touring) Too  Many Cooks (Travelling Light) Huck Finn, Pinocchio, Robin Hood, Antigone (Minneapolis Children's Theatre) Me and My Shadow (Theatre Alibi) Snow Queen (Norden farm) Arabian Nights, Hansel\n and Gretel, Keep on Moving, (Fair Game Theatre.) He has directed for many companies including The Bristol Old Vic (Endgame), The Unicorn Children's Theatre London (The Wizard of Oz), Minneapolis Children's Theatre (Romeo and Juliet. Winner of the 2009 Ivey award for Direction and voted best play of 2009 by Twin Cities.com, Antigone, Huck Finn, Pinocchio, Robin Hood) Vedogon Theatre, Moscow (Comedy Of Errors) American Drama Group (The Great Gatsby.) The Birmingham Stage Company (Kensukes Kingdom; nominated for a 2006 T.M.A. award, Treasure Island, Why The Whales Came),Polka Children's Theatre, (Just So by Jamila Gavin) New Perspectives, Travelling Light (Stones, Tir Na N'og, Too Many Cooks), M6 Theatre Company (Forever, Peacemaker, Trouble)1157 Performance Company, Seattle Children's Theatre and The New York State Theatre (Tempest, King of Shadows by Adrian Mitchell).

Learn more about Greg at www.gregbankstheatredirector.co.uk

 

Originally commissioned by Children's Theatre Company in 2015. Originally produced by Arden Theatre in 2015

Preview the Show

The Jungle Book at Arden Theatre

Reviews

Greg Banks’ script plays on the nostalgia of Kipling’s tales while providing a modern, fast‑paced retelling

- Cincinnati Herald

THE JUNGLE BOOK is sheer delight from start to finish

- Broadway World