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Golden Globe and Olivier Award-winner John Lithgow stars as Roald Dahl

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This production is recommended for ages 14+.

Performance Dates

26 April - 2 August 2025

Run time: 2hrs 20mins

Includes interval

4.8

4 reviews

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Giant London tickets

Following a sell-out run at the Royal Court and three Olivier wins including Best New Play, Best Actor for John Lithgow and Best Supporting Actor for Elliot Levey, Giant plays at the Harold Pinter Theatre. Book your official tickets today!

What is Giant about?

“I wanted to put you bang in the picture. Apprise you of the difficulties. Because, in case you hadn’t noticed, he’s a human f**king boobytrap. And now, guess what, surprise surprise, boom!”

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, Mark Rosenblatt’s debut play explores with dark humour the difference between considered opinion and dangerous rhetoric.

Facts and critical acclaim

  • Giant is the recipient of three Olivier Awards including Best New Play, Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor
  • John Lithgow won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his role in The Changing Room, it was his Broadway debut.
  • A modern-day Shakespeare, Roald Dahl invented more than 500 phizz-whizzing words!
  • Director Nicholas Hytner is best known for the highly acclaimed West End productions, Miss Saigon and The History Boys, and is the recipient of a BAFTA, two Tony Awards, and three Oliviers.

Please bear in mind

This production is recommended for ages 14+

Giant cast

  • Roald Dahl - John Lithgow
  • Tom Maschler - Elliot Levey
  • Felicity 'Liccy' Crosland - Rachael Stirling
  • Wally Saunders - Richard Hope

Giant creatives

  • Writer - Mark Rosenblatt
  • Director - Nicholas Hytner

The Royal Court's premiere of GIANT and Royal Court Theatre Productions are supported by a gift from Charles Holloway OBE. Key art photography Doron Gild

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Access

Audio Described Performance: Saturday July 12th 2025 at 2:30pm, Captioned Performance -Saturday July 19th 2025 at 2.30pm

Recent Reviews

4.8
4 reviews

Latest Giant News

Resumen de reseñas: ¿Qué dicen los críticos sobre Giant?

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Resumen de reseñas: ¿Qué dicen los críticos sobre Giant?

Tras una temporada con entradas agotadas en el Royal Court Theatre y una actuación triunfal en los Oliviers, que llevó al espectáculo la cifra de tres premios gigantescos (la mayor cantidad de la noche). ¡El espléndido nuevo drama Giant de Mark Rosenblatt, se ha estrenado oficialmente en el West End! 

Protagonizada por el ganador del Premio Olivier 2025 John Lithgow (3rd Rock From the Sun), como el autor Roald Dahl junto al también ganador del Premio Olivier 2025 Elliot Levey (GOOD) como Tom Maschler, se esperaba que la transferencia fuera tan maravillosa como la temporada original. ¿Pero lo era?

¿De qué trata Giant?

Inspirada por la controversia histórica, Giant explora el enrevesado legado del icono literario Roald Dahl. Con un ingenio mordaz y una honestidad inquietante, la obra examina cómo el encanto y la inteligencia pueden ocultar los prejuicios, enfrentándose a las verdades incómodas que hay detrás de figuras culturales queridas. A medida que la imagen pública de Dahl comienza a desmoronarse, Giant reta al público a enfrentarse al daño real de la retórica antisemita y al poder duradero de las palabras.

2 May, 2025 | By Sian McBride

Conoce al reparto de Giant

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Conoce al reparto de Giant

Tras una temporada con entradas agotadas en el Royal Court, Giant se traslada al Harold Pinter Theatre para una temporada estrictamente limitada.

Estamos en 1983, y Roald Dahl está finalizando The Witches, pero la controversia sobre su reciente artículo antisemita no desaparecerá. A medida que aumentan las tensiones en su hogar, se enfrenta a una elección: pedir perdón o arriesgar su legado. Inspirada en hechos reales, la obra debut de Mark Rosenblatt utiliza el humor negro para examinar la fina línea entre la opinión reflexiva y la retórica dañina, presentando una representación compleja de una figura ferozmente carismática.

21 Mar, 2025 | By Hay Brunsdon

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