Giant - The Play (15)
Screen 1, Sunday 22 Nov 2026, 14:00
- ends at 16:31
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.
The 5-star critically acclaimed production was directed by Nicholas Hytner and filmed live in London’s West End ahead of its sold-out Broadway run.
The stellar cast includes John Lithgow as Roald Dahl together with Aya Cash, Elliot Levey and Rachael Stirling.