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'A mother, in a time of war. She loses members of her family, one after the other – but she never loses hope. A rich, sweeping new play from the team that made the acclaimed Counting and Cracking. The Jungle and the Sea leans on two great pillars of literature – Antigone and the Mahābhārata – to forge a new story about surviving loss and the possibility of reconciliation.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
Production Details
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Co-produced by Belvoir Street Theatre and the Lingalayam Dance Company, and set to be presented by Belvoir Street Theatre at the Upstairs Theatre, 4 - 26 July 2020.
Directors: S. Shakthidharan and Eamon Flack.
Cast: Anandavalli, Prakash Belawadi, Nadie Kammallaweera, Jacob Rajan, Kalieswari Srinivasan, Vaishnavi Suryaprakash, and Rajan Velu.
Production postponed, but not initially cancelled, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rescheduled for production by Belvoir Street Theatre and Lingalayam Dance Company at the Upstairs Theatre, 12 November - 18 December 2022.
Directors: S. Shakthidharan and Eamon Flack.
Cast: Anandavalli, Prakash Belawadi, Nadie Kammallaweera, Jacob Rajan, Kalieswari Srinivasan, Vaishnavi Suryaprakash, and Rajan Velu.
Lighting Designer: Veronique Bennett.
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Works about this Work
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[Review] The Jungle and the Sea
2022
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 3-9 December 2022;
— Review of The Jungle and the Sea 2020 single work drama'While plays such as Belvoir’s The Jungle and the Sea are welcome presences on the main stage, are they still written primarily for white audiences? By Luther Uthayakumaran.'
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The Jungle and the Sea, Follow-up to Counting and Cracking, Uses Theatre as a Safe Space to Discuss Sri Lankan Civil War
2022
single work
column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , November 2022;'When S. Shakthidharan first told his mum that he wanted to look into their family history, she quickly shut him down, telling him: "That is a very stupid idea."'
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The Jungle and the Sea Reminds Us War Is Profoundly Local, with the Intimate Negotiation of Human Relationships
2022
single work
review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 18 November 2022;
— Review of The Jungle and the Sea 2020 single work drama -
The Jungle and the Sea Review – Sri Lankan Civil War Drama Lifts Joy above Trauma
2022
single work
review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 18 November 2022;
— Review of The Jungle and the Sea 2020 single work drama 'Play by the creators of the Helpmann-winning Counting and Cracking shows people living and loving despite danger, but sometimes minimises the horrors'
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The Jungle and the Sea Review – Sri Lankan Civil War Drama Lifts Joy above Trauma
2022
single work
review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 18 November 2022;
— Review of The Jungle and the Sea 2020 single work drama 'Play by the creators of the Helpmann-winning Counting and Cracking shows people living and loving despite danger, but sometimes minimises the horrors' -
The Jungle and the Sea Reminds Us War Is Profoundly Local, with the Intimate Negotiation of Human Relationships
2022
single work
review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 18 November 2022;
— Review of The Jungle and the Sea 2020 single work drama -
[Review] The Jungle and the Sea
2022
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 3-9 December 2022;
— Review of The Jungle and the Sea 2020 single work drama'While plays such as Belvoir’s The Jungle and the Sea are welcome presences on the main stage, are they still written primarily for white audiences? By Luther Uthayakumaran.'
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The Jungle and the Sea, Follow-up to Counting and Cracking, Uses Theatre as a Safe Space to Discuss Sri Lankan Civil War
2022
single work
column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , November 2022;'When S. Shakthidharan first told his mum that he wanted to look into their family history, she quickly shut him down, telling him: "That is a very stupid idea."'
