Life of Pi is an the epic tale of adventure. This Tony Award® and Olivier Award-winning hit is “an exhilarating evening of theater” (The Wall Street Journal) and “gives new life to Broadway” (The Today Show). After a shipwreck in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, a sixteen-year-old boy named Pi survives on a lifeboat with four companions— a hyena, a zebra, an orangutan and a Royal Bengal tiger. A truly remarkable story unfolds of hope, faith, and perseverance that speaks to every generation. Told through incomparable puppetry and exquisite stagecraft, Life of Pi creates a visually breathtaking journey that will leave you filled with awe and joy.
It’s saying something that the depictions of animal violence, desperation and death feel documentary-style, despite their highly symbolic rendering. Of course, this rightly Tony-winning Life of Pi boasts roundly strong performances, a propulsive and cinematic look, and plenty of thoughtful one-liners that interrogate faith and the choices we make to survive. But be prepared to leave the theater with an unsettled feeling, as this Life of Pi poses the question: ‘What can we do when truth is slippery, and life-changing events are mostly out of our control?’ and answers with ‘Not much.’
Directed by Max Webster with Tour Direction by Ashley Brooke Monroe, the show is altogether stunning, both visually and in its portrayal of such a heart-wrenching, action-packed adventure. Tim Hatley serves as both the Scenic and Costume Designer which leaves his artistic thumbprint marked so elegantly across the stage. I was particularly impressed with the lifeboat itself in addition to its entrances and exits from scene to scene. The video and animation design by Andrzej Goulding is a great complement to Hatley's work but also stands on its own as pure theater magic.
| 2021 | West End |
Original West End Production West End |
| 2023 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
| 2024 | US Tour |
North American Tour US Tour |
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