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New dates announced for the tour of Life Of Pi

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Life of Pi, starring an extraordinary life-size puppeteered Bengal Tiger today confirms that it will follow its year-long UK and Ireland tour with added international tour dates including: CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre, Toronto 3 September – 5 October Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi 13 November – 17 November The Grand Theatre, Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre, Mumbai  5 Dec – 22 Dec Of the production’s international extension, Producer, Simon Friend says: “It is with great excitement that we can announce the successful UK tour of LIFE OF PI will be extended to Toronto’s Ed Mirvish Theatre, Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Arena and then, finally, the … Continue reading New dates announced for the tour of Life Of Pi

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Life Of Pi to play an extended season at Chichester Festival Theatre this autumn

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Lolita Chakrabarti’s dazzling Olivier Award-winning stage adaption of Yann Martel’s best-selling novel Life of Pi, will play an extended run at the celebrated Chichester Festival Theatre this autumn where it plays from Thursday 16 November – Saturday 2 December 2023. Tickets go on sale to Friends on Thursday 27th July at www.cft.org.uk. General booking will open on Saturday 16 September with CFT’s full Winter Season (to be announced in early September). Beginning its first-ever tour of the UK and Ireland at the Sheffield’s Lyceum theatre this August 2023, and starring an extraordinary life-size puppeteered Bengal Tiger, Divesh Subaskaran is confirmed to make his professional debut in the central role of Pi. He is joined by Antony Antunes, who performs as Tiger Hind / Cook … Continue reading Life Of Pi to play an extended season at Chichester Festival Theatre this autumn

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Tour casting announced for Life Of Pi

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Simon Friend Entertainment is today delighted to announce casting for Lolita Chakrabarti’s dazzling Olivier Award-winning stage adaption of Yann Martel’s best-selling novel Life of Pi, starring an extraordinary life-size puppeteered Bengal Tiger. Beginning its first-ever tour of the UK and Ireland at the Sheffield’s Lyceum theatre this August 2023, where it runs from 29 August to 16 September 2023, Divesh Subaskaran is confirmed to make his professional debut in the central role of Pi. He is joined by Antony Antunes, who performs as Tiger Hind / Cook / Father Martin, Adwitha Arumugam as Pi Alternate, Bhawna Bhawsar as Lulu Chen/Mrs Biology Kumar, Ralph Birtwell as Mamaji/ Admiral Balbir Singh, Kriss Dosanjh as Father, Sebastian Goffin as Tiger Head, Akash Heer as Tiger Head,  Romina Hytten as Tiger Heart and … Continue reading Tour casting announced for Life Of Pi

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New casting and final booking period announced for Life Of Pi

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It was announced today that 100,000 new tickets have been released for the final booking period of the phenomenally successful West End production of Life of Pi. Lolita Chakrabarti’s dazzling stage adaption of Yann Martel’s award-winning book starring Oliver Award winning actor Hiran Abeysekera as Pi alongside a life-size Royal Bengal Tiger puppet has now been extended until 15 January 2023, the final performance of the show at Wyndham’s Theatre in London, where the production will have played almost 500 performances. Nuwan Hugh Perera, who is currently the alternate Pi, will take over the title role on 7 September 2022 with Chirag Benedict Lobo joining the cast as the new … Continue reading New casting and final booking period announced for Life Of Pi

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Life Of Pi extends its booking period in the West End until October 2022

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Following phenomenal public demand and a remarkable haul of five prestigious Olivier Awards, including Best New Play, it was announced today (6 May 2022) that public booking for Life of Pi, Lolita Chakrabarti’s dazzling stage adaption of Yann Martel’s award-winning book at the Wyndham’s Theatre in London’s West End, has been extended until 30 October 2022. Producer Simon Friend said: ‘We are absolutely delighted that our unique Life of Pi team of actors and creatives have been recognised with a magnificent five Olivier Awards, and that we are able to take more people on our journey by extending the show to October 2022.’ Life of Pi was awarded its … Continue reading Life Of Pi extends its booking period in the West End until October 2022

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Life of Pi extends its booking period in the West End

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Following its recently announced nine Olivier award nominations, it was announced today (17 March 2022) that public booking for Life of Pi, Lolita Chakrabarti’s dazzling stage adaptation of Yann Martel’s award-winning book, has been extended until 4 September 2022. Producer Simon Friend said: ‘‘We are absolutely thrilled to announce that we will once again be extending public booking for Life of Pi, and that audiences continue to flock to this unique show. We are also delighted to have been nominated for nine prestigious Olivier Awards, including the first in history to recognise puppeteers – and when you see them in action you’ll see why!’ The Olivier Nominations for Life of … Continue reading Life of Pi extends its booking period in the West End

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New photographs released for LIFE OF PI in the West End

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Performances have begun at the Wyndham’s Theatre in London for Lolita Chakrabarti’s dazzling stage adaptation of Yann Martel’s award-winning book Life Of Pi. Life Of Pi is a breath-taking epic journey of hope: After a cargo ship sinks in the middle of the vast Pacific Ocean, there are five survivors stranded on a single lifeboat – a hyena, a zebra, an orangutan, a sixteen year-old boy and a 450-pound Royal Bengal tiger. Time is against them, nature is harsh, who will survive? Hiran Abeysekera will return to the show playing the role of Pi, alongside Mina Anwar as Ma, Nicholas Khan as Father, Payal Mistry as Rani, Tom Espiner as … Continue reading New photographs released for LIFE OF PI in the West End