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The Jungle Book; Raymond Briggs' Father Christmas " review by Clare Brennan

West Yorkshire Playhouse, LeedsNotions of identity and belonging make for a spellbinding adaptation of the Kipling classic, while Father Christmas keeps things endearingly simpleMowgli brandishes a burning torch. The animals, among whom he has lived until now, recoil " he is no longer one of them. This realisation of the separateness of species is shocking, and not just for Mowgli. Thanks to inspired combinations of …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06PM on December 14, 2013

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