“Life of Pi,” captured live via satellite from London’s National Theatre, will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Fredonia Opera House.

The 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center will present the innovatively staged and critically acclaimed “Life of Pi,” captured live via satellite from London’s National Theatre, on Saturday at 1 p.m. The National Theatre Live production is part of Arts in the Afternoon at the Opera House.

Puppetry, magic and storytelling combine in a unique, Olivier Award-winning stage adaptation of the best-selling novel.

After a cargo ship sinks in the middle of the vast Pacific Ocean, a 16-year-old boy named Pi is stranded on a lifeboat with four other survivors – a hyena, a zebra, an orangutan and a Royal Bengal tiger. Time is against them, nature is harsh, who will survive?

 Life of Pi stars Olivier Award-winner for Best Actor, Hiran Aberysekara. Filmed live in London’s West End and featuring state-of-the-art visuals, the epic journey of endurance and hope is brought to life in a breath-taking new way for cinema screens.

London’s Daily Mail calls the production “ a wonder to behold. The Observer (UK) notes “Everything about this production is amazing!” The production runs two hours, 26 minutes with one intermission.

Individual tickets are $15, ($10 students). Tickets may be purchased in person at the Opera House Box Office or by phone at 716-679-1891, Tuesday-Friday, noon to 4:30 p.m. Tickets may be purchased online anytime at www.fredopera.org. Arts in the Afternoon at the Opera House is sponsored by Dr. James M. & Marcia Merrins.

For this production, the Opera House is equipped with assistive listening headsets for the hearing-impaired. Simply request one from any usher or Opera House staff member.

The 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center is a member-supported not-for-profit performing arts center with a mission to “present the performing arts for the benefit of our community and region … providing access to artistic diversity … and high quality programming at an affordable price.” It is located in Village Hall in downtown Fredonia. For a complete schedule of events, visit www.fredopera.org.