Life of Pi - West End Creative Team

... read more NICK BARNES studied drama at Hull University and theatre design at the Slade School of Fine Art and soon after began incorporating puppets into his designs for opera and theatre, nationally and internationally. Until recently he was joint artistic director of the puppetry company Blind Summit Theatre, which he co-founded. With Blind Summit Nick designed puppets for Madame Butterfly (ENO, Metropolitan Opera, Anthony Minghella), A Dog's Heart (ENO/DNO), Shunkin and Master and Margarita (Complicite, Simon McBurney), El Gato Con Botas (Tectonic Theatre, Moises Kaufman), On Emotion (Soho Theatre, Mick Gordon), Faeries (Royal Opera House, Will Tuckett), His Dark Materials (Birmingham ... read more Finn is a director, designer and performer; he is co-artistic director of Gyre & Gimble, a theatre company specialising in puppetry. As Gyre & Gimble work as Co-Director/Puppet Designer includes: The Hartlepool Monkey (UK Tour) and The Elephantom (National Theatre & West End). As Puppetry Co-Designer/Director: Running Wild (Chichester Festival Theatre & Regent's Park Open Air Theatre) and The Grinning Man (Bristol Old Vic). Upcoming work includes co-directing/Puppet Designing The Four Seasons (Globe Theatre). Other work includes Angels in America and The Light Princess (National Theatre); Groundhog Day (Additional Movement - Old Vic & Broadway); Dr. Seuss' The Lorax ... read more Carolyn Downing is an accomplished actress with an impressive resume in both theater and television. Born and raised in New York City, Carolyn developed a passion for acting at a young age and went on to study theater at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. After graduating, Carolyn began her career in theater, making her Broadway debut in the 2001 production of "The Producers." She went on to appear in several other Broadway productions, including "Hairspray," "Legally Blonde," and "The Little Mermaid." In addition to her work on stage, Carolyn has also made a name for herself on television. She has appeared ... read more Video Designs include: Groundhog Day, No's Knife (Old Vic Theatre); People, Places and Things (Wyndham's Theatre/National Theatre); 1984 (Northern Ballet); The Suicide, From Morning To Midnight (National Theatre); Coriolanus (Donmar Warehouse); The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, Pitcairn (Chichester/Tour); Silent Night (Philadelphia Opera/Minnesota Opera/Tour); Villette (West Yorkshire Playhouse); The Machine (The Armoury NYC); The Impresario/Le Rossignol (Santa Fe Opera); Into The Hoods: Remixed (Peacock Theatre/Tour); Hansel and Gretel (Vienna State Opera); No Way Back (Frantic Assembly); Man To Man (Wales Millennium Centre, Edinburgh Fringe); Peter Grimes (Grange Park Opera); Pressure, Union (Lyceum Theatre); Sane New World (Ruby Wax Tour); Cinderella, ... read more Tim has designed extensively for the National Theatre, West End and Broadway. Recent credits include: Dreamgirls (Savoy Theatre); Travesties (Menier Chocolate Factory, West End, Broadway); Ghosts (Almeida, West End, BAM); Little Eyolf (Almeida); Temple (Donmar); Enemy of the People, Pyjama Game (Chichester Festival Theatre); Mr. Foote’s Other Leg (Hampstead, West End); The Bodyguard (West End, UK Tour, US Tour, Cologne, Korea); Shrek (West End, Broadway, UK Tour, US Tour); Spamalot (West End, Broadway, US Tour, Las Vegas); Singin’ in the Rain, My Fair Lady (Chatelet Paris) and Carmen (Royal Ballet). Film credits include: Closer, Notes on a Scandal and Stage Beauty. Tim is ... read more West End credits include: Fiddler On The Roof (Playhouse Theatre); Chimerica (Harold Pinter Theatre); Elf – The Musical (Dominion Theatre); Quiz (Noël Coward Theatre); The Girls – A Musical Comedy (Phoenix Theatre); The Go-Between - Staring Michael Crawford (Apollo Theatre); Close To You - Bacharach Reimagined (Criterion Theatre); Impossible (Noël Coward Theatre); Strangers On A Train (Gielgud Theatre); The Full Monty (Noël Coward Theatre & National Tours); Alan Cumming - I Bought A Blue Car Today (Vaudeville Theatre) and Megan Mullally & Supreme Music Program (Vaudeville Theatre) RSC credits include: Timon of Athens, The Rover, Candide (Swan Theatre) and All’s Well ... read more Andrew is an Olivier Nominated & award-winning British classically trained composer, producer & arranger and the composer of the score of ‘Life of Pi’ currently running on Broadway. He is the co-founder alongside Garry Hughes of the popular electronica/world music act Bombay Dub Orchestra. He scored the multi award-winning stage play adaption of 'Life of Pi' for The Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, UK - Directed by Max Webster. The play adapted by Lolita Chakrabarti ran in London's West-End until January 2023 at the Wyndham’s Theatre since opening in November 2021. The play is currently running on Broadway at The Schoenfeld. The West ... read more