The BFG, Roald Dahl and RSC

RSC announces world premiere of Roald Dahl's BFG
The BFG is the 10th most popular children's fiction book and has sold over 21 million copies globally.
RSC reveal Roald Dahl's The BFG as festive show
Matilda has been performed in 100 cities across the globe since its premiere in Stratford in 2010. The multi-award winning musical is the RSC’s highest ever grossing production by far, and has been delighting audiences in London’s West End for over 13 years.
Roald Dahl’s The BFG to be adapted for Royal Shakespeare Company festive show
Playwright Tom Wells will adapt the story about the Big Friendly Giant who captures an orphan named Sophie and brings her back to Giant Country.
Breaking Baz: Roald Dahl’s ‘The BFG’ To Become A Spectacular Stage Show With Flying Giants By Britain’s Royal Shakespeare Company
Roald Dahl’s ‘The BFG’ will become a stage spectacular with flying giants by the UK's Royal Shakespeare Company, Deadline's Baz Bamigboye writes exclusively.
Roald Dahl’s ‘BFG’ Headlines Royal Shakespeare Company’s Star-Studded 2025 Season
Royal Shakespeare Company unveils new adaptation of Roald Dahl's 'The BFG,' plus star casting of Freema Agyeman and Simon Russell Beale.
New adaptation of Roald Dahl's The BFG will appear at Chichester theatre
Roald Dahl’s The BFG, adapted by the RSC, will run at Chichester Festival Theatre from March 16 to April 12, 2026, following its Stratford-upon-Avon premiere.
Royal Shakespeare Company excited to stage Roald Dahl’s ‘inspirational’ BFG
Royal Shakespeare Company excited to stage Roald Dahl’s ‘inspirational’ BFG - The stage adaptation by playwright Tom Wells will delight families over the festive period across a 10-week run at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre.
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9 of the best Dahl quotes about books and writing to celebrate Roald Dahl Day
Today is Roald Dahl Day, held every year on September 13 to mark the author's birthday. He wrote some of the most popular, most uplifting children's books ever, believing it was important for ...
Dahl's wives on meeting the author
Roald Dahl's first wife Patricia Neal and second wife Felicity Dahl speak about their first encounters with the author. This clip was taken from an episode of BBC Wales arts series The Slate, Roald ...
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My haven, Sir Quentin Blake: The author and illustrator of Roald Dahl's books, 82, in the studio of his west London flat
But I used scratchy ink nibs to illustrate the 18 books I did for Roald Dahl over the 15 years I knew him until his death in 1990. The characters in The Twits are really unpleasant, so I had to ...
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Roald Dahl’s books have been edited to stop calling people ‘fat’, ‘ugly’ and ‘crazy’
New editions of classic 20th century children’s books by British author Roald Dahl – such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, The Witches and Fantastic Mr ...
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These are the greatest children’s authors of all time – and Roald Dahl definitely isn’t one of them
What we do with “problematic” issues in classic books – the whiteface subplot in Doctor Dolittle, for instance, or Roald Dahl’s fatphobia – is a matter for thoughtful debate. But as ...