Tickets go on sale to see John Lithgow star as Roald Dahl in West End production of GIANT
The show, which is inspired by true events, will start a 14-week run at the Harold Pinter Theatre next year
Following a successful run at the Royal Court Theatre, Mark Rosenblatt’s acclaimed play Giant will transfer to the Harold Pinter Theatre in London’s West End.
Tickets for the celebrated production will go on sale at 12pm today (Monday, December 9th).
The show will open at the Harold Pinter Theatre on April 26th and will run for 14 weeks until August 2nd.
Tony and Golden-globe-winning actor John Lithgow, will star as Roald Dahl in the play which is inspired by true events.
Olivier Award-winner Elliot Levey will reprise his role as Tom Maschler, with Olivier Award-nominee Rachael Stirling as Felicity Crosland, and Richard Hope returning as Wally Saunders. Further casting decisions are to be announced.
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.
The production features lighting design by Anna Watson, sound design by Alexandra Faye Braithwaite and casting by Arthur Carrington. General Management is by Short Street Productions Ltd and Mark Rubinstein is Executive Producer for the West End Production.
The Royal Court’s production of GIANT will be produced in the West End by Brian and Dayna Lee, Stephanie Kramer and Nicole Kramer, Josh Fiedler and Robyn Goodman.