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- Written By: Philip Ridley
- Directed by: David Mercatali
- Designed by: William Reynolds
- Starring: Gemma Whelan
- Winner: Scotsman Fringe First Award 2013
- Nominated: Stage Best Solo Performance Award 2013; Holden St Theatre Award 2013
- World premiere, 2013: Royal Exchange Manchester / Pleasance, Edinburgh Festival, July/August 2013
- UK Tour, 2014: UK Tour / Soho Theatre, February-April 2014

Dark Vanilla Jungle
By Philip Ridley. World premiere.
A beautiful, breath-taking drama about one girl’s craving for family and home – and the lengths she will go to achieve them.
**** Independent, Financial Times, Scotsman, Evening Standard. WhatsOnStage, Exeunt, The List, British Theatre Guide
***** Ed Fest Mag, Fourthwall, Three Weeks
Premiered at Pleasance for the 2013 Edinburgh Festival and produced in association with the Royal Exchange, Manchester, DARK VANILLA JUNGLE went on to tour the UK in March-April 2014, playing at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, Wales Millenium Centre, Cardiff, Salisbury Playhouse and Tobacco Factory Theatres, Bristol among others before a sell-out London transfer to the Soho Theatre.
The production starred Gemma Whelan (Game of Thrones, One Man Two Guvnors) with direction by David Mercatali, design by William Reynolds and music by Nick Bicat.
Supported by Arts Council England.
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