Resident Director for Life of Pi

Start date: Monday 24th February 2025

End date: Tuesday 5th August 2025

Responsible To: International Tour Director, General Management Team & Company Manager.

Life of Pi is a 5-time Olivier Award-winning play setting off on a four-month tour across mainland China, Macau & Taiwan. The production has just come to the end of its first experience of international touring by travelling to Toronto, Abu Dhabi & Mumbai. The production has been praised for its on-stage diversity, skilled puppetry work and complex use of Video and Automation. The play tells the story of a teenager marooned on a lifeboat with a variety of animals (including a Bengal tiger). It is adapted from Yann Martel’s celebrated novel by Lolita Chakrabarti, with direction by Max Webster, Set and Costume Design by Tim Hatley and Puppet and Movement Direction by Finn Caldwell.

For more information visit: https://lifeofpionstage.com/

Purpose of Job:

To provide to the Producer all services customarily rendered by a Resident Director of a production of this scale, including but not limited to supporting the International Tour Director and Global Associate Puppetry and Movement Director during rehearsals, leading rehearsals as directed, maintaining covers and maintaining the Production once open through show watches, note sessions and understudy rehearsals. Flights, transfers, travel, accommodation and per diems will be provided on the same basis as the touring company.