Lolita Chakrabarti’s dazzling Olivier Award winning stage adaption of Yann Martel’s best-selling novel Life of Pi, which is currently running at Wyndham’s Theatre in the West End, begins its first ever tour of the UK & Ireland at Sheffield’s Lyceum Theatre from August 2023.

The tour will then continue to Milton Keynes, Norwich, Southend, Cardiff, Canterbury, Bradford, Chichester, Salford, Bristol, Newcastle, Brighton, Birmingham, Belfast, Dublin, Plymouth, Leicester, Hull, Coventry, Nottingham, Wolverhampton, Liverpool, Shrewsbury, Southampton, Cheltenham, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Leeds, and Northampton.

The critically acclaimed production also begins previews this week at American Repertory Theatre, and opens on Broadway next March. 

Lolita Chakrabarti said: “It is incredible to begin this tour at Sheffield Theatres, where Life of Pi began its journey, and to start the tour across the country from this great city.  It has been an extraordinary year in the West End and the success of the play has been both a privilege and a delight - from all the amazing awards to the standing ovations we get every night. It is testament to Yann Martel’s beautiful and moving story. I am so grateful for his trust and generosity in sharing it with me and allowing our amazing creative team to tell his story our way.”

The production is directed by Max Webster, with set and costume designer by Tim Hatley, puppet design by Nick Barnes and Finn Caldwell, puppet and movement direction by Finn Caldwell, video designer by Andrzej Goulding, lighting by Tim Lutkin, sound by Carolyn Downing, composition by Andrew T Mackay, and casting by Polly Jerrold. 

Casting for the tour is yet to be announced.  

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