Mungo Park Arts/Dogstar Theatre

Mungo Park : travels in the Interior of Africamungo park
Travelling to Africa in 1795, Scottish doctor and Enlightenment figure Mungo Park became the first European to reach the central portion of the Niger and determine in which direction it flowed. He was also the first to reach the legendary trading city of Timbuktu. According to the Scottish-Danish team behind this production, Park’s account of his travels reads like a Hollywood blockbuster – so they set out to build an epic theatrical experience out of it. And within the confines of a Fringe theatre, boy, do they succeed.

A rip-roaring entertainment and a salutary story. ~ 4****

With Matthew Zajac as Mungo Park
Directed by Martin Lyngbo
Written by Martin Lyngbo and Thor Bjorn Krebs

“Matthew Zajac…cementing himself as one of my favourite contemporary stage actors…Anders Christensen and Kingsley Amadi, both great actors. The trio have a fantastic stage chemistry…”

“…a breakneck, rollercoater ride…with plenty of laughs…(and) plenty of depth.”

Edinburgh Festival Magazine **** (edfestmag.com)
“The visuals…are amazing…the lighting and sound are truly spectacular…A triumph of political theatre, Mungo Park will not disappoint.”