Giant (play)
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| Giant | |
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 West End Promotional Poster | |
| Written by | Mark Rosenblatt |
| Directed by | Nicholas Hytner |
| Date premiered | 20 September 2024 |
| Place premiered | Royal Court Theatre. London |
Giant is a play by Mark Rosenblatt. It is a dramatisation of a period in Roald Dahl's life after his 1983 literary review of the picture book "God Cried" about the siege of West Beirut by the Israeli army during the 1982 Lebanon War was deemed anti-Semitic[who?]. It premiered at the Royal Court Theatre in 2024 in a production starring John Lithgow as Dahl which won three Laurence Olivier Awards, including Best New Play.
Off-West End (2024)
The play premiered at the Royal Court Theatre on 20 September 2024, running until 16 November. The production was directed by Nicholas Hytner and designed by Bob Crowley with a cast including John Lithgow as Roald Dahl, Elliot Levey as Tom Maschler, Rachael Stirling as Felicity 'Liccy' Crosland, Tessa Bonham Jones as Hallie, Romola Garai as Jessie Stone, and Richard Hope as Wally Saunders.[1][2]
West End (2025)
The play transferred to the Harold Pinter Theatre in the West End for 14 weeks from 26 April 2025, running until 2 August. Lithgow and Levey reprised their roles as Dahl and Maschler.[3] The London production earned three 2025 Olivier Awards, including Best New Play alongside Lithgow and Levey's acting wins.
Broadway (2026)
The play transferred to Broadway in Spring 2026 with Lithgow reprising his role as Dahl. Elliot Levey, Rachel Sterling, and Aya Cash are also reprising their respective roles on Broadway.[4] The show began previews on March 11, 2026 with an official opening scheduled for March 23, 2026, at the Music Box Theatre.[5][6][7] The Broadway production is directed by two-time Tony Award winner Nicholas Hytner.