Life of Pi officially sets sail to the West End next summer

### *Life of Pi* officially transfers to the West End's Wyndham's Theatre! **Lolita Chakrabarti**'s stage adaptation of ***Life of Pi** *based on **Yann Martel**'s Man Booker Prize-winning book of the same name is set to make its way to [**Wyndham's Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/27/wyndhams-theatre.aspx), it has been confirmed. The play will run **from 24 June until 4 October 2020** and is set to be one of the hottest West End shows of the summer! The award-winning 2001 novel *Life of Pi* previously spawned the 2012 record-smashing survival drama film, which was nominated for over 100 major film awards including 11 Academy Award nominations, of which it won four for Best Director (**Ang Lee**), Best Cinematography, Best Visual Effects, and Best Original Score. ### What is *Life of Pi *about? *The story of Life of Pi follows a 16-year-old boy named Pi who together with a 400-pound Bengal tiger, a zebra, a hyena, and an orangutan are the only survivors after a cargo ship sinks to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. The unlikely group are now stranded on a single lifeboat* ### *Life of Pi* Wyndham's Theatre cast and creatives The West End cast for *Life of Pi *are expected to be announced in due course. The creative team for the Wyndham's Theatre production features director **Max Webster **(Associate Director at the Old Vic), puppet and movement director **Finn Caldwell**, puppet designers **Caldwell** and **Nick Barnes**, composer **Andrew T Mackay**, set and costume designer **Tim Hatley**, lighting designer **Tim Lutkin**, sound designer **Carolyn Downing**, video projection designer **Andrzej Goulding**, and original casting director **Polly Jerrold**. The Wyndham's Theatre is set to be reconfigured to create a special intimate space. The venue's owner [**Cameron Mackintosh**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/tickets/delfont-mackintosh-theatres) has been quoted as calling the new set-up "intense" and went on to say that "audiences are in for a Pi-flying ride into their imagination!" In addition to rearranging its levels, the theatre will also feature a newly extended stage that will cover the stalls to create a surreal and near-immersive environment. ## *Life of Pi *Wyndham's Theatre tickets now on sale from £30! From Sheffield all the way to the West End, *Life of Pi *is not to be missed! Be sure to book your tickets sharpish for the big London premiere of *Life of Pi* or you may just live to regret it. Pi and his iconic tiger companion are waiting for you to join them at [**London's Wyndham's Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/27/wyndhams-theatre.aspx) for their high-tension and death-defying survivalist adventure!

🎟️ [**Book your *Life of Pi *tickets for the summer 2020 Wyndham's Theatre run from £30**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/play/4227/life-of-pi-tickets.aspx).