Life of Pi

After a cargo ship sinks in the middle of the vast Pacific Ocean, there are five survivors stranded on a lifeboat - a hyena, a zebra, an orangutan, a Royal Bengal tiger, and a sixteen year-old boy named Pi. Time is against them, nature is harsh, who will survive?

Based on one of the most extraordinary and best-loved works of fiction – winner of the Man Booker Prize, selling over fifteen million copies worldwide – and featuring breath-taking puppetry and state-of-the-art visuals, Life of Pi is a universally acclaimed, smash hit adaptation of an epic journey of endurance and hope.

Long after the curtain falls, “Life of Pi will make you believe in the power of theatre” (The Times).

What would you do if you were stranded? That’s what Pi has to consider, suddenly finding himself stranded after a shipwreck kills his parents. Pi now has to fend for himself, with no human company. Pi isn’t alone though, left with a group of animals for company, namely a Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. After surviving the shipwreck, Pi must bond with animals like they’re human in order to get to shore. Spending months at sea, Pi learns the meaning of life once more. But, can Pi make it safely? Book Life of Pi tickets to discover more about this epic journey across the ocean.

Yann Martel’s award-winning philosophical novel of the same name was released in 2001, and has been praised for how it asks questions about truth seeking. Life of Pi was then adapted into film, winning four Academy Awards. Now, Life of Pi comes to the West End stage.

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What to watch for

• Life of Pi is a play, adapted by Lolita Chakrabarti. Chakrabarti is an award-winning playwright whose works include Red Velvet and Hymn at the Almeida Theatre.
• Life of Pi made its world premiere at Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre in 2019. Hiran Abeysekera originated the role of Pi, and Life of Pi was hailed as “theatrical magic.”
• The Life of Pi film adaptation was released in 2012, starring Suraj Sharma and Rafe Spall. Life of Pi eventually went on to win four Academy Awards, including Best Director and Best Original Score.