Giant (play)

Giant is a play by Mark Rosenblatt. It is a dramatisation of a period in Roald Dahl's life after his 1983 literary review of a picture book about the siege of West Beirut by the Israeli army during the 1982 Lebanon War was deemed anti-Semitic. It premiered at the Royal Court Theatre in 2024 in a production starring John Lithgow as Dahl which won three Laurence Olivier Awards, including Best New Play.

Giant
West End Promotional Poster
Written by	Mark Rosenblatt
Directed by	Nicholas Hytner
Date premiered	20 September 2024
Place premiered	Royal Court Theatre. London

Production history

Off-West End (2024)

The play premiered at the Royal Court Theatre on 20 September 2024, running until 16 November. The production was directed by Nicholas Hytner and designed by Bob Crowley with a cast including John Lithgow as Roald Dahl, Elliot Levey as Tom Maschler, Rachael Stirling as Felicity 'Liccy' Crosland, Tessa Bonham Jones as Hallie, Romola Garai as Jessie Stone, and Richard Hope as Wally Saunders.^[1][2]

West End (2025)

The play transferred to the Harold Pinter Theatre in the West End for 14 weeks from 26 April 2025, running until 2 August. Lithgow and Levey reprised their roles as Dahl and Maschler.^[3]

Cast and characters

Character	London	West End[4]
	2024	2025
Roald Dahl	John Lithgow
Tom Maschler	Elliot Levey
Felicity 'Liccy' Crosland	Rachael Stirling
Hallie	Tessa Bonham Jones
Jessie Stone	Romola Garai	Aya Cash
Wally Saunders	Richard Hope

Accolades

London production

Year	Award	Category	Nominee	Result	Ref.
2025	Laurence Olivier Awards	Best New Play	Mark Rosenblatt	Won	[5][6]
		Best Actor	John Lithgow	Won
		Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Elliot Levey	Won
		Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Romola Garai	Nominated
		Best Director	Nicholas Hytner	Nominated