Nicholas Hytner’s production will head to the Harold Pinter Theatre next year, having had an acclaimed run at the Royal Court Theatre this year.
It has been announced that the play, starring John Lithgow as children’s author Roald Dahl, will play at the Harold Pinter Theatre for a 14 week limited run from the 26th April until the 2nd August 2025.
With official opening night set for the 1st May, it was also confirmed that ony and Golden Globe-winner John Lithgow (Killers of the Flower Moon, The Crown) will be reprising his role in the production along with Elliot Levy (Cold War, Patriots, Good) returning as Tom Maschler. Further casting has yet to be announced.
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.
The production’s creative team includes: lighting design by Anna Watson, sound design by Alexandra Faye Braithwaite and casting by Arthur Carrington.
Talking about the news Mark Rosenblatt says: “Premiering GIANT, my first play, at the legendary Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Downstairs has been a wonderful, dizzying and life-changing experience. Had its journey ended there, it would have been plenty. But to have Nick Hytner’s superlative production now transfer to the West End to be experienced by a wider audience is far beyond my every expectation.”
Tickets for the West End run have yet to go on sale.