The Garden of Rikki Tikki Tavi
© 1998

Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, photo by Tony Arramsith

Adapted from a Rudyard Kipling “Junglebook” story by Y York, “Rikki Tikki Tavi” is a clever comedy about the forging of an unlikely friendship between a self-involved bird, a sweet muskrat and an optimistic baby mongoose. Darzee, ChuChu and Rikki must come together to rid themselves of the cobra Nag, who is eyeing them for his next meal. The result is a sweet and extremely funny tale of cooperation and growing up...Trust me, I’ve seen more children’s theater than you could ever hope to ingest in a lifetime and I’ve even written a children’s play, so you can take my word for it: this production is worth your time and money...“Rikki Tikki Tavi” is worthy of our kids; intelligent, creative, multi-layered and deserving of the overused term “magical”. And it’s funny. Really funny. For kids and adults. --- Mommy Poppins

Mile Square Theatre, NJ

Florida State University

Y York’s adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s “The Jungle Book” achieves what so many adaptations of classics strive to do. It brings the tale into a new century and has it speak to today’s audiences. --- The Star-Ledger

B Street Theatre

Y York’s adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s “The Jungle Book” achieves what so many adaptations of classics strive to do. It brings the tale into a new century and has it speak to today’s audiences. -- NJ.com

Seattle Children's Theatre

The Garden of Rikki Tikki Tavi adapted from a Rudyard Kipling story by Y York is an unmitigated success...This is a show that even young children will love, and yet there is enough sophistication that adults will find it enjoyable as well. -- DavisEnterprise.com

Arkansas State University

The Garden of Rikki Tikki Tavi [is] a funny, madcap adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s classic tale of mongoose vs. cobra. -- Sacramento News & Review

Columbus State University

5 actors (4 with doubling) any gender
60 minutes unit set

available from Dramatic Publishing

World premiere Honolulu Theatre for Youth

Riverside Community Theatre

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