Full cast announced for GIANT at the Royal Court

Emmie Newitt 25 June, 2024, 16:24

The world premiere of Mark Rosenblatt's debut play Giant will begin performances at Royal Court Theatre later this year.

giant royal court theatre Romola Garai, Rachael Stirling, Tessa Bonham and Richard Hope headshots. Photos provided by production.

The full cast has been announced for Giant which will start its run from 20 September.

Directed by Nicholas Hytner, John Lithgow will star as Roald Dahl.

He will be joined by Rachael Stirling (The Divine Mrs S) as Felicity Crosland, Roald Dahl’s fiancée; alongside Romola Garai (Scoop) as Jessie Stone, Dahl’s Jewish American publisher; Tessa Bonham Jones (A Midsummer Night’s Dream) as Hallie, the Dahl family’s housekeeper; and Richard Hope (Hijack) as Wally Saunders, Dahl’s handyman. They join Tony and Golden Globe-winner John Lithgow (Killers of the Flower Moon, The Crown) who will play Roald Dahl and Olivier Award-winner Elliot Levey (Cold War, Patriots, Good) as Tom Maschler, Dahl’s British Jewish Publisher.

Set across a single afternoon, Roald Dahl's family and Jewish publishers come together to navigate the fallout from Dahl's recent antisemitic outbursts in the press. Giant offers a complex and nuanced portrait of the beloved children's author.