Play about a teen, a tiger and the Pacific Ocean gets Chinese dates

The Life of Pi, a British play based on Canadian author Yann Martel's best-selling novel that sold more than 15 million copies worldwide, will be staged at Hong Kong's Xiqu Center in the West Kowloon Cultural District, between June 26 and 29.

The fantastical novel, first released in 2001, follows the adventures of Indian teenager Pi Patel and a Bengal tiger as they fight for survival on a lifeboat adrift in the Pacific Ocean. The 16-year-old and the tiger are the only survivors of a shipwreck.