This astonishingly good writing debut by longtime director Mark Rosenblatt focuses on the fallout from a review penned by the children’s author

John Lithgow looks a bit like Roald Dahl. When he sits in a chair, his height means he has to fold up his long limbs like a paper clip; he is almost a giant. And his terrific performance is a compelling reason to see this play about Dahl – a giant of children’s literature, who was also a self-confessed antisemite.

The American actor makes his debut at the Royal Court, as does director Nicholas Hytner, but does Mark Rosenblatt's new play about Roald Dahl impress the press? Fergus Morgan rounds up the reviews

An incisive, powerhouse production, Giant makes us reconsider that age-old dilemma - can we separate the artist from the art?

The controversial children’s author is shown to have a bizarre blend of kindness and borderline sadism in Mark Rosenblatt’s debut play, set in 1983 after the publication of ‘The Witches’ and a shockin

A new play in London portrays the beloved children’s author as a rounded character, while making no apology for his bigotry.