Giant

Apprise you of the difficulties. Because, in case you hadn''t noticed, he''s a human fucking 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 a 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, Mark Rosenblatt''s debut play Giant offers a nuanced portrait of a fiendishly charismatic icon – and explores with dark humour the difference between considered opinion and dangerous rhetoric.The play was first performed to great acclaim at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in 2024, directed