Check out the latest photos and videos of the new stage adaptation of Roald Dahl’s The BFG.

Staged by the RSC, The BFG (Big Friendly Giant) is now playing in Stratford-upon-Avon, and coming soon to Chichester Festival Theatre.

Roald Dahl’s classic tale has been adapted by Tom Wells (The Kitchen Sink, Jumpers for Goalposts), with dramaturgy and additional material by Jenny Worton, and is directed by the RSC’s Daniel Evans (Born with Teeth).

Just in: Watch the first ever trailer for the RSC’s stage adaptation of The BFG.

The BFG – Show trailer

This world premiere production is now playing at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon until 7 February 2026, before transferring to Chichester Festival Theatre in spring 2026. The production will then travel to Singapore’s Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay for a limited international run.

The BFG – First-look Photos

The RSC has also released production photos of The BFG, which is now playing at the RSC.

The BFG is a spectacular new stage adaptation, featuring puppetry, wonder and Dahl’s signature dark humour, in a story that charts the unlikely friendship between a fearless young orphan and a dream-catching giant.

Photos: The BFG in rehearsals

Also, go behind the scenes of rehearsals for The BFG.

The show follows Sophie, a young orphan who is whisked away to Giant Country and discovers her unlikely ally – the dream-catching, snozzcumber-eating BFG. Together, they hatch a daring plan to stop the other giants from devouring children across the world. In the end, the smallest human bean and the gentlest giant prove that a dream can change everything.

Video: Watch The BFG teaser trailer

The BFG cast

The BFG stars John Leader (The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe) as the Big Friendly Giant and Helena Lymbery (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Grace Pervades, Ballet Shoes) as The Queen.

Sophie is played by Martha Bailey Vine, Elsie Laslett and Ellemie Shivers, with Charlotte Jones, Maisy Lee and Uma Patel as her best friend Kimberley.

The cast also features Richard Riddell as the terrifying giant Bloodbottler, Sargon Yelda as Tibbs the Butler, and Philip Labey and Luke Sumner as Captains Smith and Frith.

Completing the ensemble are Parkey Abeyratne, J.R. Ballantyne, Sonya Cullingford, Ailsa Dalling, Fred Davis, Elisa de Grey, Lottie Johnson, Shaun McCourt, Corey Mitchell, Aki Nakagawa, Onioluwa Taiwo, and Ben Thompson.

Videos: The making of The BFG on stage

The wider creative team includes puppetry design and direction by Toby Olié, set design by Vicki Mortimer, choreography and movement direction by Ira Mandela Siobhan, costumes by Kinnetia Isidore, lighting by Zoe Spurr, video design by Akhila Krishnan, illusions by Chris Fisher, music by Oleta Haffner, sound design by Carolyn Downing, puppetry co-design by Daisy Beattie and Seb Mayer, casting by Christopher Worrall CDG, and children’s casting by Verity Naughton CDG.

The BFG tickets and performance dates

Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon
? 25 November 2025 – 7 February 2026

Chichester Festival Theatre
? 9 March – 11 April 2026

Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, Singapore
? From 22 April 2026

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Main photo: The BFG (Royal Shakespeare Company), 2025. Photo by Marc Brenner

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