Here’s John Lithgow, Elliot Levey, Aya Cash, Rachael Stirling, Tessa Bonham Jones and Richard Hope in rehearsals for Giant, the Royal Court Theatre’s award-winning play now transferring to the West End.
The debut play from Mark Rosenblatt, which premiered at the Royal Court in September 2024, will run for 14 weeks only at the Harold Pinter Theatre, from April 26 – August 2, 2025, with opening night on May 1.
Lithgow (Conclave, The Crown) stars as Roald Dahl with Cash (The Boys, The Franchise) making her West End debut as US publisher Jessie Stone, Levey (Cold War, Patriots) reprises his role as Tom Maschler and Stirling (The Divine Mrs S) returns as Felicity Crosland.
The cast is completed by Bonham Jones (Dune: Prophecy) as Hallie and Hope (Hijack) as Wally Saunders.
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.
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.
Directed by Nicholas Hynter with design by Bob Crowley, the production features lighting design by Anna Watson, sound design by Alexandra Faye Braithwaite and casting by Arthur Carrington, with additional US casting (Jessie Stone) by Daniel Swee. 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 lead produced in the West End by Brian and Dayna Lee, Stephanie Kramer and Nicole Kramer, Josh Fiedler and Robyn Goodman, Royal Court Theatre. It is coproduced with Tilted, FKP Productions, Delman Gracey, Stephanie P. McClelland, Jessica R.Jenen & Linda B. Rubin, Peter Stern & Tom Smedes, Mark Rubinstein.
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Top image: Elliot Levey, Aya Cash and John Lithgow in rehearsals for Giantin the West End (c) Johan Persson (image supplied)