The Royal Court Theatre’s production of Mark Rosenblatt’s GIANT will be staged at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London’s West End…
Tony and Golden Globe-winner John Lithgow will reprise his extraordinary performance as Roald Dahl with Olivier Award-winner Elliot Levey returning as Tom Maschler.
A world-famous children’s author under threat. A battle of wills in the wake of scandal. And one chance to make amends… It’s the summer of 1983, The Witches is about to hit the shelves and Roald Dahl is making last-minute edits. But the outcry at his recent, explicitly antisemitic article won’t die down.
Across a single afternoon at his family home, and rocked by an unexpectedly explosive confrontation, Dahl is forced to choose: make a public apology or risk his name and reputation. Inspired by real events, GIANT explores with dark humour the difference between considered opinion and dangerous rhetoric offering a complicated portrait of a fiendishly charismatic icon.
Directed by Nicholas Hytner and designed by Bob Crowley, the sold-out hit which has just completed its run at the Royal Court premiered at the theatre in September 2024. The West End transfer will run from 26 April 2025 – 2 August 2025, with an opening night on 1 May 2025.
John Lithgow:
“For over sixty years, the Royal Court Theatre has been the cradle of great new playwriting. Along with writer Mark Rosenblatt and director Nick Hytner, they have launched another remarkable new play. I am happy and proud to be a part of its first trip out into a wider world.”
For priority booking: www.gianttheplay.com.
