Life of Pi (West End)
Closed 2h 5m
Life of Pi (West End)
90%
90%
(247 Ratings)
Positive
96%
Mixed
4%
Negative
0%
Members say
Clever, Absorbing, Enchanting, Great staging, Entertaining

About the Show

The global best-selling novel is brought to the stage featuring puppetry and stunning visuals.

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Critic Reviews (10)

Shy Strange Manic
October 7th, 2022

This is a magical show that deals with grief and belief in a way that is truly unique. Combining live theatre and puppetry to create an out-of-this-world philosophical show that takes the audience on a journey to question what belief really is.
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Time Out London
December 2nd, 2021

This stage version of Yann Martel’s Booker Prize winner has to stand as one of the most visually stunning theatre shows I’ve ever seen, especially in the feverishly beautiful second half...
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The Telegraph (UK)
December 3rd, 2021

There’s a philosophical thread to what unfolds. The fable asks big questions about how we can prove our version of events, the value of storytelling and our capacity to believe extraordinary things because we sense the world is strange beyond measure.
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The London Evening Standard
December 3rd, 2021

Director Max Webster fuses sublime puppetry from War Horse’s Finn Caldwell, clever projection, and masterly stage design by Tim Hatley to bring the story to vibrant visual life. The performers throw their whole bodies into it.
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WhatsOnStage
December 3rd, 2021

If you want theatrical magic, Life of Pi is the show for you. This stage adaptation of Yann Martel's Booker Prize-winning novel is an absolute feast of imaginative effects, bringing to life the apparently unstageable, with flair and jaw-dropping beauty.
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The Stage (UK)
December 2nd, 2021

This is the spiritual successor to War Horse. It draws on the same depths of stage creativity, but it uses everything else that theatre has become capable of since then.
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London Theatre
December 3rd, 2021

...this production certainly has a spiritual or otherworldly sensation, and it absolutely demonstrates the transporting joy of magnificent theatrical storytelling.
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The Guardian (UK)
December 2nd, 2021

Still, under Max Webster’s direction, the stage is full of energy and surprise...These animals and effects are a wonder to behold and become the real stars of this show.
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