“Jaw-dropping visuals and world-class puppetry combine in a unique and ‘breath-taking’.” –The Times

“It will make you believe in theatre. A triumph.” –Sunday Times

Leaping from the pages of a novel and the screen to the stage—a fantastical adventure that explores the essence of humanity.

Winner of three Tony Awards and five Olivier Awards, this theatrical masterpiece has triumphed on both London’s West End and New York’s Broadway.

This work is an adaptation of the globally acclaimed novel and the stage version of Ang Lee’s highly praised film of the same name. The story follows Pi, a young boy who survives a shipwreck and drifts at sea for more than 200 days with a Bengal tiger named Richard Parker, ultimately experiencing a miraculous rescue.

This grand production, an original stage play from the UK, brings together some of the world’s finest artists. Distinguished by its uniquely realistic puppetry, it blends innovative theatrical techniques, acclaimed performers, and masterful puppeteers to craft a world on stage filled with both fantasy and profound philosophy. It is not only a perilous journey across the ocean, testing the very limits of human nature, but also a deeply moving theatrical masterpiece.

The play premiered in 2019 in Sheffield, UK, followed by performances in London’s West End in 2021 and on Broadway in New York in 2023. The vividly realistic tiger, the raging ocean, the drifting boat, and the unpredictable weather are brought to life through ingenious stage design, lighting, sound, and visual effects, presented in a way that is both realistic and breathtaking. This remarkable production quickly sparked widespread acclaim and discussion worldwide.

In 2022, it won five Olivier Awards, including Best New Play, and in 2023, it received three Tony Awards for Best Scenic Design, Best Lighting Design, and Best Sound Design. It also won five UK Theatre Awards and the WhatsOnStage Award for Best New Play, as voted by theatre audiences. The first Asian tour will begin in 2025.

Producer／Simon Friend Entertainment
Co-Producers／Royo Entertainment & Rts Entertainment

Production Company
Producer／Simon Friend
Executive Producer／Hanna Osmolska
General Manager／Aaron Rogers
Admin Assistant／Poppy Maxwell

Asia Team Producer
Asia Tour Producer／Tom De Keyser, Hamish Greer, Boris CAO
General Manager／Adam Mcclelland, Zanyar ZHANG
Booking Director／Ray LEI
Marketing Director／Jiamin CHEN
Production Coordinate ／Amy CHEN
Marketing Coordinate／Annie LI
Administration Director／Minda XIAO
Production Assistant／Yuqi WEN
IMIC Cultural Media Ltd.
Representative／WANG Yung-chieng
Taiwan Tour Production Coordinator／SU Pei-shan
Photographers／Ellie Kurttz, Johan Persson

Creatives
Novelist／Yann Martel
Playwright／Lolita Chakrabarti
Director／Max Webster
Set & Costume Designer／Tim Hatley
Puppetry & Movement Director／Finn Caldwell
Puppet Designers／Nick Barnes & Finn Caldwell
Video Designer／Andrzej Goulding
Lighting Designer／Tim Lutkin
Sound Designer／Carolyn Downing
Composer／Andrew T. Mackay
Dramaturg／Jack Bradley

Touring Production
International Tour Director／Leigh Toney
Global Associate Movement & Puppetry Director／Scarlet Wilderink
Resident Director／Gabriella Bird
Resident Puppet Director／Tom Stacy
Production Manager & Setting Line／Andy Fox, Lee Batty
Production Sound Engineer／Rob Bettle, Elliot Williams
Production Electrician／Theo Chadha, George Seal
Production Carpenter／Oliver Ellerton, Aaron Nolan
Production Video／Adam Sansom

Touring Company
Cast
Pi／Kashif Ghole, Sonya Venugopal(Alt Pi & Cover Rani)
Rani(Cover Pi)／Harleen Sahota
Amma、Nurse、Orange Juice／Aria Prasad
Baba／Ronny Jhutti
Mrs. Biology Kumar、Lulu Chen、Ensemble(Cover Okamoto)／Sango Tajima
Mamaji、Pandit-ji／Pushpinder Chani
Mrs. Okamoto、Zaida Khan、Captain／Melody Chikakane Brown
Commander Grant Jones、Father Martin、Russian Sailor／John Sandeman
Puppeteers、Cook／Oliver Davis, Ronan Cullen
Puppeteers／Kate Rowsell, Ben Murrell, Sophie Hirst, Jasmine Chui, MJ Lee, Tom Norman
Off Stage Cover/Swing(Cover Leela, BK, Amma, Rani, Mamaji, Panditji)／Becca Hirani

Crew
Company Manager／James McAllister
Technical Stage Manager／William Darby
Deputy Stage Manager／Kelly Evans
Assistant Stage Manager／Josh York(Book Cover), Zoe Leonard
Technical Swing(Asm/Sound)／Darren Jones
Head of Stage／Chris Robinson
Head of Sound／Steven Selby
Deputy Head of Sound／Jo Haig
Sound／Leo WANG
Head of Video／Benet Doeringer
Deputy Head of Video／Liam Hudson
Head of Wardrobe／Danielle Bryson
Deputy Head of Wardrobe／Natalie Onoufriou
Puppet Technician／Aga Fraczak
Physiotherapist／Csenge Kaminszki

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