About Life of Pi
Life of Pi follows the epic narrative of the protagonist Pi. When disaster strikes and a cargo ship sinks, only five survivors are left to battle against the elements of the Pacific Ocean. Their only lifeline? A single lifeboat. The sixteen-year-old Pi finds himself amidst the company of a zebra, a hyena and an orangutan. The vacant and endless ocean isn’t the only thing that Pi must endure, as he is joined by a hungry Bengal tiger. The hands of time move painfully slow, as the journey continues, the odds fall further and further from Pi’s favour, but will he make it to land alive?
The cast of Life of Pi
The current cast of Life of Pi includes Nuwan Hugh Perera (Amélie, A Christmas Carol) as Pi, Saikat Ahamad (Peter Pan, The Miser) as Mamaji/Pandit-Ji, Ameet Chana as Father, Tom Espiner as Father Martin/ Commander Grant-Jones, Daisy Franks as Tiger Hind and Owain Gwynn as Tiger Head.
The cast is completed by Phyllis Ho, Romina Hytten, Elan James, Rebecca Killick, Tom Larkin, Chirag Benedict Lobo, Davina Moon, Sakuntala Ramanee and Kevin Shen. Tom Stacy, Kazeem Tosin Amore, Tanvi Virmani, Mohit Mathur, and Lilian Tsang.
The creatives of Life of Pi
Directed by Max Webster and written by Lolita Chakrabarti, Life of Pi is adapted from the novel by Yann Martel. Tim Hatley handles set and costume design, whilst Finn Caldwell handles the masterful puppetry and movement direction and Nick Barnes & Finn Caldwell handles puppet design.
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