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The Life of Pi Life of Pi has confirmed new dates for its rescheduled West End run. The play is based on the Man Booker-winning novel of the same name, written by Yann Martel, which is about what happens when a cargo ship sinks in the Pacific Ocean and the only survivors – a hyena, a zebra, an orangutan, a 16 year-old boy and a Bengal tiger – are stranded together on a lifeboat. In early 2020, the Sheffield Theatres production won the WhatsOnStage Award for Best New Play – the first time a piece of new writing outside of the capital has picked up the prize.

Back to the Future The Musical. The show, which had an out-of-town preview at the Manchester Opera House in 2020 and was originally scheduled to open in the West End in May, will begin performances at the Adelphi Theatre on 20 August 2021. Based on the hit 1985 film,  Back to the Future The Musical has a book by Bob Gale and new music and lyrics by Grammy winners Alan Silvestri and Glen Ballard, with additional songs from the film including "The Power of Love" and "Johnny B. Goode". The full cast, who will appear on Comic Relief this Friday (19 March), has also been announced - see our s...