Today we’re announcing the full cast for the epic story of Life of Pi, which comes to the Crucible from Friday 28 June – Saturday 20 July in a brand new stage adaptation by Lolita Chakrabarti of Yann Martel’s Man Booker Prize-winning novel.

Directed by Max Webster, the full cast features: Hiran Abeysekera (Find Me In Paris) as Pi, Mina Anwar (Everybody’s Talking About Jamie) as Ma, Kate Colebrook (War Horse) as Richard Parker the Tiger, Kammy Darweish (Ackley Bridge) as Pi’s Father, Fred Davis (Running Wild) as Richard Parker the Tiger, Tara Divina (Blinded by Light) as Rani, Tom Espiner (Anybody’s Nightmare) as Father Martin, Raj Ghatak (Everybody’s Talking About Jamie) as Mamaji, Owain Gwynn (The Lorax) as Richard Parker the Tiger, Syreeta Kumar (Coronation Street) as Mrs Biology Kumar, David K.S TSE (DCI Banks) as Mr Okamoto, Habib Nasib Nader(Law and Order) as the Cook, and Gabby Wong (Strangers) as Lulu Chen. Puppetry design is by Nick Barnes and Finn Caldwell.