“I just wanted to put you bang in the picture. Apprise you of the difficulties. Because, if you hadn't noticed, he’s a human fucking boobytrap. And now, guess what, surprise surprise, boom!”
A world-famous and much-loved children’s author is under threat. A battle of wills ensues in the wake of a scandal. And one last chance to make amends…
It’s the summer of 1983, Roald Dahl's book, The Witches is about to hit the shelves, and the author is making last-minute edits. But public outcry at his recent, explicitly antisemitic comments in a published article shows no sign of calming down.
At his family home across a single afternoon, and shaken by an explosive, unexpected confrontation, Dahl must choose: offer a public apology or risk his reputation and name.
Giant is a play inspired by real events. Mark Rosenblatt’s debut play transfers into the West End at the Harold Pinter Theatre following a successful season in 2024 at the Royal Court Theatre uses dark humour to explore the fine line between considered opinion and dangerous rhetoric.
Directed by Nicholas Hytner and starring Tony and Golden Globe-winner John Lithgow, alongside Olivier Award-winner Elliot Levey, Giant offers a complicated new portrait of a fiendishly charismatic literary icon.
Originally developed along with the London Theatre Company, Giant has been generously supported by a lead gift from Charles Holloway.