Cast and Creatives
Simon Friend Entertainment is today delighted to announce casting for Lolita Chakrabarti’s dazzling Olivier Award winning stage adaption of Yann Martel’s best-selling novel Life of Pi, starring an extraordinary life-size puppeteered Bengal Tiger. Beginning its first ever tour of the UK and Ireland at the Sheffield’s Lyceum theatre this August 2023, Divesh Subaskaran is confirmed to make his professional debut in the central role of Pi.
Cast
Divesh Subaskaran
Pi
Antony Antunes
Tiger Hind/Cook/Father Martin
Adwitha Arumugam
Pi Alternate
Bhawna Bhawsar
Lulu Chen/Mrs Biology Kumar
Ralph Birtwell
Father
Sebastian Goffin
Tiger Head
Akash Heer
Tiger Head
Romina Hytten
Tiger Heart + Hind
Katie Kennedy-Rose
Tiger Heart + Hind
Aizah Khan
Tiger Heart + Hind
Chand Martinez
Mamaji / Pandit-ji / Admiral Balbir Singh
Keshini Misha
Rani
Goldy Notay
Amma
Sharita Oomeer
Lulu Chen/Mrs Biology Kumar
Kate Rowsell
Tiger Heart + Hind
Lilian Tsang
Mrs Okamoto/Zaida Khan/Ships Captain
Peter Twose
Tiger Head /Cook/Father Martin
Vinesh Veerasami
Russian Sailor
Creatives
Opening to celebratory reviews on Broadway in March 2023 the creative team was nominated for five Tony Awards in the following categories: Best Direction (Max Webster), Best Scenic Design, Best Costume Design, Best Lighting Design and Best Sound Design and won for Best Scenic Design, Best Lighting Design and Best Sound Design.
Novelist
Yann Martel
Playwright
Lolita Chakrabarti
Director
Max Webster
Set and Costume Designer
Tim Hatley
Puppetry and Movement Director
Finn Caldwell
Puppet Designers
Nick Barnes & Finn Caldwell
Video Designer
Andrzej Goulding
Lighting Designer
Tim Lutkin
Sound Designer
Carolyn Downing
Composer
Andrew T. Mackay
Dramaturg
Jack Bradley
Casting Director
Polly Jerrold
Associate Director
Leigh Toney
Associate Puppetry and Movement Director
Scarlet Wilderink
Resident Director
Gareth Aled
Associate Set Designer
Ross Edwards
Associate Puppet Designer
Caroline Bowman
Associate Lighting Designer
Elliot Smith
Associate Sound Designers
Rob Bettle & Sam Clarkson for Sound Quiet Time
Production Manager
Simon Marlow
Costume Supervisor
Sabrina Cuniberto
Props Supervisor
Ryan O’Conner
Marketing
Maidwell Marketing
General Management
Simon Friend Entertainment
Press Relations
Story house PR
Production Team
Company Stage Manager
Matt McFarlane
Technical Stage Manager
Dan Jackson
Deputy Stage Manager
Tom Lewer
ASM/Book Cover
Ffion Loynes
ASM/Puppetry
Luke Harrison
Puppet Technician
Aga Fraczak
Head of Wardrobe
Danielle Bryson
Deputy Head of Wardrobe
Natasha Hughes
Wardrobe Assistant
Natalie Onoufriou
Head of Sound
Charles Parry
Deputy Head of Sound
Ethan Traynor
Head of LX
Robin Potter
Head of Video
Jamie Holden
Technical Swing
Tate Hayward-Hench