The oldest story ever recorded, a modern friendship for the ages

Created by Ahmed Moneka, Jesse Lavercombe and Seth Bockley
A TRIA Theatre Production produced in association with Soulpepper.
Co-presented with Prismatic Arts Festival.

King Gilgamesh & the Man of the Wild is a hybrid theatre-music production featuring Ahmed Moneka and Jesse LaVercombe alongside celebrated Arabic-maqam fusion band, Moneka Arabic Jazz.

A present-day story of friendship interweaves with the ancient Mesopotamian Epic of Gilgamesh, and along the way traces Ahmed’s real-life journey from exiled Iraqi actor to acclaimed musician in Canada.

Featuring themes of art, ambition, sex, and mortality, this two-man epic spans centuries, cultures, and continents in a moving, funny, tragic, and ultimately celebratory performance.

https://www.neptunetheatre.com/box-office/king-gilgamesh-the-man-of-the-wild