Full casting announced for West End transfer of Life of Pi

### Hiran Abeysekera to headline *Life of Pi* at Wyndham's Theatre Full casting for the highly anticipated West End transfer of *Life of Pi* has been announced after the play enjoyed a highly successful run at the Sheffield Crucible last year, which garnered four 2019 UK Theatre Awards, including Best New Play. Set to lead the original London cast of *Life of Pi *is **Hiran Abeysekera** as Pi. He is joined by **David K.S. Tse** as Mr Okamoto, **Habib Nasib Nader** as Cook/Voice of Richard Parker, **Kirsten Foster** as Lulu Chen, **Mina Anwar** as Ma, **Raj Ghatak** as Mamaji/Pandit-Ji, **Sagar Arya** as Pa, **Sarah Kameela Impey** as Rani, **Syreeta Kumar** as Mrs Biology/Zaida Khan, **Tom Espiner** as Father Martin/Commander Grant-Jones, **Daisy Franks** as the Tiger Hind, **Fred Davis** as the Tiger Richard Parker, **Romina Hytten** and **Scarlet Wilderink** as the Tiger Heart, and **Tom Larkin** and **Tommy Luther** as the Tiger Head. ### *Life of Pi* plot *The piece is based on the Man Booker Award-winning novel of the same name that follows the aftermath of a shipwreck in the middle of the vast Pacific Ocean. The cargo ship's unlikely group of sole survivors – a 16-year-old boy, orangutan, zebra, hyena, and Bengal tiger – become stranded on a lifeboat waiting to be rescued.* ### *Life of Pi* play creative team *Life of Pi* was adapted from the **Yann Martel** book of the same name by **Lolita Chakrabarti** and is directed by **Max Webster**. The stage play features puppet designs by **Finn Caldwell** and **Nick Barnes**, designs by **Tim Hatley**, composition by **Andrew Mackay**, lighting design by **Tim Lutkin**, sound design by **Carolyn Downing**, video design by **Andrzej Goulding**, and original casting by **Polly Jerrold**. ## *Life of Pi* Wyndham's Theatre tickets available from £27 and up! Don't miss the long-awaited [**West End premiere**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/tickets/premiere) of the* [**Life of Pi **](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/play/4227/life-of-pi-tickets.aspx)*[**play**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/play/4227/life-of-pi-tickets.aspx), based on the 2001 novel by Yann Martel that spawned the hit four-time Academy Award-winning film, also called *Life of Pi* (2012). **Book your tickets for *Life of Pi* **early to **secure the best seats at Wyndham's Theatre** at the **best prices** whilst stocks last.

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