SPELLBINDING SHOW PLAYS THE LOWRY FROM TUESDAY 5 DECEMBER 2023 TO SATURDAY 6 JANUARY 2024 The countdown is on to the award-winning play Life of Pi arriving at The Lowry, Salford this festive season. The show, which features ‘Richard Parker’ a life-size puppeteered Royal Bengal Tiger, will be at The Lowry from Tuesday 5 December 2023 to Saturday 6 January 2024. Based on Yann Martel’s winner of the Man Booker Prize= that sold over fifteen million copies worldwide – Life of Pi is a breath-taking new theatrical adaptation of an epic journey of endurance and 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? Divesh Subaskaran is making 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 Hind, Katie Kennedy-Rose as Tiger Heart and Hind, Aizah Khan as Tiger Heart and Hind, Chand Martinez as Pandit-ji, Keshini Misha as Rani, Goldy Notay as Amma, Sharita Oomeer as Lulu Chen / Mrs Biology Kumar, Kate Rowsell as Tiger Heart and Hind, Lilian Tsang as Mrs Okamoto/Zaida Khan/Ships Captain, Peter Twose and Tiger Head/Voice of Richard Parker/Cook/Father Martin. ‘IT WILL MAKE YOU BELIEVE IN THEATRE. A TRIUMPH.’ - SUNDAY TIMES Life of Pi first opened to critical acclaim at the Crucible theatre in Sheffield in 2019. International commitments for the show include its North American Premiere at the American Repertory Theater at Harvard University where it ran from 4th December 2022 to 29th January 2023, followed by its Broadway premiere at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theater where it opened on 9th March 2024. A European tour will follow the tour of the UK and Ireland and there are plans underway for a tour of Australia and Asia. Life of Pi won five Olivier Awards in April 2022. As well as Best New Play, and Best Actor for Hiran Abeysekera (the original Pi); in an historic first for the Olivier Awards - the seven performers who puppeteer the Tiger ‘Richard Parker’ were collectively awarded Best Actor in a Supporting Role. The production also picked up awards for set (Tim Hatley, Nick Barnes and Finn Caldwell), and lighting design (Tim Lutkin and Andrzej Goulding). Opening to celebratory reviews on Broadway in March the production won Tony Awards in the following categories: Best Scenic Design, Best Lighting Design and Best Sound Design. ‘THE PUPPETRY IS OUT OF THIS WORLD’ - DAILY MAIL The production is directed by Max Webster, Set and Costume Designer is Tim Hatley, the Puppet Designers are Nick Barnes and Finn Caldwell, the Puppet and Movement Director is Finn Caldwell, the Video Designer is Andrzej Goulding, the Lighting Designer is Tim Lutkin, the Sound Designer is Carolyn Downing, the Composer is Andrew T Mackay, Dramaturgy is by Jack Bradley, the Casting Director is Polly Jerrold, the Associate Director is Leigh Toney, the Associate Puppetry and Movement Director is Scarlet Wilderink, the Associate Set Designer is Ross Edwards, the Associate Puppet Designer is Caroline Bowman, the Costume Supervisor is Sabrina Cuniberto and the Props Supervisor is Ryan O’Conner. ‘EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION IS AMAZING.’ - OBSERVER Life of Pi is produced by Simon Friend in association with Playing Field and Tulchin/Bartner. Event Listing Life of Pi Tuesday 5 December 2023 – Monday 6 January 2024 https://thelowry.com/whats-on/life-of-pi/ Accessible Performances BSL Interpreted | Wed 13 Dec 2023 at 7.30pm Audio Described | Thu 14 Dec 2023 at 2pm | Touch Tour at 12.30pm Audio Described | Sat 23 Dec 2023 at 7.30pm | Touch Tour at 6pm Captioned | Wed 27 Dec 2023 at 7.30pm BSL Interpreted | Wed 3 Jan 2024 at 7.30pm To book accessible performances, please email access@thelowry.com or call 0161 876 2183
