Giant in the West End – Further casting announced to join John Lithgow including Rachael Stirling

The producers of Giant have announced further casting for the new play, ahead of its transfer from the Royal Court into the West End.

Mark Rosenblatt’s new drama, which premiered at the Royal Court Theatre earlier this year, will run at the West End’s Harold Pinter Theatre from 26 April to 2 August 2025.

Already announced in the cast are John Lithgow (3rd Rock From the Sun), as author Roald Dahl, with Elliot Levey (Cold War, Patriots, Good) as Tom Maschler, Dahl’s British Jewish Publisher, both reprising their roles from the Royal Court.

They will be joined by original cast members, Olivier Award-nominee Rachael Stirling (The Divine Mrs S) as Felicity Crosland, Roald Dahl’s fiancée; and Richard Hope (Hijack) as Wally Saunders, Dahl’s handyman.

Further casting for the show is to be announced.

The Royal Court production, which ran from 20 September to 16 November 2024, also starred Romola Garai (Scoop) as Jessie Stone, Dahl’s Jewish American publisher; and Tessa Bonham Jones (A Midsummer Night’s Dream) as Hallie, the Dahl family’s housekeeper.

The production enjoyed great reviews from London’s theatre critics for its Royal Court run.

Giant will be produced in the West End by Brian and Dayna Lee, Stephanie Kramer and Nicole Kramer, Josh Fiedler, and Robyn Goodman.

Written by Mark Rosenblatt, Giant is directed by Nicholas Hytner. The creative team also includes design by Bob Crowley, lighting design by Anna Watson, and sound design by Alexandra Faye Braithwaite. Casting is by Arthur Carrington, with general management by Short Street Productions, and the executive producer is Mark Rubinstein

Inspired by true events, Mark Rosenblatt’s drama Giant delves into the thin line between thoughtful discourse and harmful rhetoric. Blending dark humour with sharp insight, the play paints a complex portrait of Roald Dahl, a dangerously charismatic figure, examining the consequences of inflammatory public statements and the impact of antisemitic remarks in the media.

Giant is playing at the Harold Pinter Theatre from 26 April to 2 August 2025.

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Main photo: Giant at the Royal Court Theatre. Photo by Manuel Harlan