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Harold Pinter Theatre
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Following a sell-out run at the Royal Court, the play everyone is talking about is transferring to the West End.
“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*cking 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…
John Lithgow will reprise his role as Roald Dahl in the west end transfer of Mark Rosenblatt's critically acclaimed play.
Directed by Nicholas Hytner, The Royal Court's production of Giant will open at the West End's Harold Pinter Theatre in Spring 2025.
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This could be the West End hit of 2025
10 / 10
We may admire Stone’s flinty resolve (American actress Aya Cash taking over, capably, from Romola Garai), but she’s still inclined to separate the artist from his art in deference to her learning disabled son’s reading needs, her stance complicated further by Dahl’s compassion for the boy, and for her. And Lithgow’s multi-faceted portrait keeps our sympathies shifting to the unpalatable end: his insouciance and incorrigible wit beguiling, his humanitarian concern persuasive, his prejudice bound up with his self-sabotaging personality type. Rachael Stirling remains pitch-perfect as his warily, almost wearily supportive partner Felicity, with Tessa Bonham Jones and Richard Hope completing the cast as the astute house-help and bluntly sage handyman.
The award-winning Royal Court hit transfers to the West End.
10 / 10
Always sophisticated, Rosenblatt’s writing is the real star of the show. His ideas burst at the seams, simultaneously intricate and straightforward. He writes a capricious man with a ferocious attitude and very prone to flattery. Lithgow introduces a man of great stature (both figuratively and literally: he towers over everybody at 6’4” with sparse tufts of hair sticking up, making him even taller) who speaks in riddles, charming in his literary devices and colourful descriptions. The renovating process is “the apocalypse” and Jewish people are “that lot”.
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Review Roundup: What Did The Critics Make of GIANT's Move to The West End?
by Aliya Al-Hassan - May 2, 2025
by Aliya Al-Hassan - May 2, 2025
Following a sell-out run at the Royal Court, the play everyone is talking about is transferring to the West End. John Lithgow reprises his role as Roald Dahl in the West End transfer of Mark Rosenblatt's critically acclaimed play. Directed by Nicholas Hytner, The Royal Court's production of Giant is now open at the West End's Harold Pinter Theatre.
Photos: John Lithgow and More in GIANT in London's West End
by Stephi Wild - May 1, 2025
by Stephi Wild - May 1, 2025
Production photos have been released for the West End transfer of The Royal Court Theatre’s production of GIANT, starring John Lithgow, written by Mark Rosenblatt and directed by Nicholas Hytner. Check out photos here!
Review: GIANT, Starring John Lithgow
by Cindy Marcolina - May 2, 2025
by Cindy Marcolina - May 2, 2025
It’s 1983 and beloved author Roald Dahl is about to release The Witches. Snobbish and short-tempered, he’s currently under scrutiny for the antisemitic language he used in a book review that spoke against Israel’s murderous invasion of Lebanon. Collected in his childhood kitchen are Dahl, his wife-to-be Felicity, and his publisher Tom Maschler. They’re waiting for a sales executive sent by Dahl’s American publisher in order to compel him to retract and apologise. His piece didn’t go down well in the States and his numbers are now at stake. Directed by Nicholas Hytner, Mark Rosenblatt’s playwriting debut has rinsed most of the awards found in British theatre at this point. The playwright has received two nods at the Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards last month as well as an Olivier, while John Lithgow and Directed by Nicholas Hytner, Mark Rosenblatt’s playwriting debut has rinsed most of the awards found in British theatre at this point. The playwright received two nods at the Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards last month as well as an Olivier, while John Lithgow and Elliot Levey bagged the acting categories at the latter. It deserves every ounce of praise. Giant is timely. It’s sophisticated. It’s complex. It’s nuanced. It’s everything an excellent play should be. Each side of the argument is so passionate and eloquent, yet one, though just, reeks of hatred. At a stage when Kneecap have seen their US visa revoked after speaking out against the Palestinian genocide at Coachella and JK Rowling continues to spew transphobic hate, Giant’s West End transfer is utterly momentous.
Photos: John Lithgow and the Cast of GIANT in Rehearsal
by Stephi Wild - April 23, 2025
by Stephi Wild - April 23, 2025
Rehearsal images have been released for the West End transfer of The Royal Court Theatre’s production of GIANT, the award-winning debut play from Mark Rosenblatt, starring John Lithgow. Check out photos here!
Full Cast Set For West End Transfer of GIANT Starring John Lithgow
by Stephi Wild - March 6, 2025
by Stephi Wild - March 6, 2025
The full cast has been announced for the West End transfer of the Royal Court Theatre’s production of GIANT, written by Mark Rosenblatt, directed by Nicholas Hytner and designed by Bob Crowley.
Giant History
Other Productions of Giant
| 2012 | Off-Broadway |
Public Theater Production Off-Broadway |
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| 2025 | West End |
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