Monday, December 10, 2018

“The Jungle” Deserves To Be Seen

KenderTheater (‪@KenderTheater‬)

The National Theatre and Young Vic production of "The Jungle" ‪@stannswarehouse‬ adeptly calls needed attention to the plight of the world's refugees, even if the play can be a bit heavy-handed at times.  Here the setting is a refugee camp in Calais, France, but the issues addressed here application to refugees worldwide.  Environmentally staged in a brilliantly conceived manner with a fine cast, this show deserves to be seen far and wide.

I found both Lynne Nottage's "Fabulation" at Signature Theatre and Heidi Schreck's "What The Constitution Means To Me" at Greenwich House Theater to be entertaining, although at times the satire of the former felt a bit slight, and the latter fell victim to some of the limitations inherent to one person shows.  Nevertheless, I enjoyed both productions, which is much more than I can say for the torture I experienced watching Jeremey O. Harris' "SLAVE PLAY" at New York Theater Workshop. 



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