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Royal Court Theatre, 50-51 Sloane Square, London SW1W 8AS

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You can catch Giant at the Harold Pinter Theatre, showing April 26 - August 2, 2025

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Closed November 15, 2024

I really hope Giant gives Royal Court audiences an uncomfortably funny, urgent and provocative night in the theatre.

Mark Rosenblatt

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The Dark Heart Of Roald Dahl

Two-time Tony Award winner John Lithgow reprises his role as Roald Dahl on the West End stage in this vital portrait of the author and his widely publicized antisemitic views, directed by Nicholas Hytner. 

Described by playwright Mark Rosenblatt as an "uncomfortably funny, urgent and provocative night in the theatre", the drama takes place at the height of Dahl's best-selling career, concerning the fallout from his interview with The New Statesman, in which his dangerous opinions first became public. An apt subject for both our current times and the venue and its recent history, Giants is set to be an unmissable critique of the beloved children's author and the contrast of rhetoric and opinion.

The art vs the artist

One of the bestselling creators of children's literature of the 20th century and with a legacy that continues to this day, Roald Dahl has long been considered a national treasure. But the man behind the books was deeply flawed. It's a familiar premise for today's audiences as social media offers creators an outlet for their own outspoken views. Should we strive to divorce the art from the artist, ask for an apology, or forgive them their distorted opinions?

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Dates

Opening night: 20 September 2024

Cast and Creative

Cast

John Lithgow as Roald Dahl
Elliot Levy as Tom Maschler

Creative

Written by Mark Rosenblatt
Directed by Nicholas Hytner
Lighting design by Anna Watson
Sound design by Alexandra Faye Braithwaite
Casting by Arthur Carrington

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