Giant is a must-see cinema experience for these five key reasons

The critically-acclaimed multi-award winning West End and Broadway hit play is coming to the big screen at cinemas worldwide on 19 November! Tickets are available now.

Here are five-reasons why Giant is a must-see experience for the big screen.

1. John Lithgow’s award-winning performance as Roald Dahl 

John Lithgow’s (Conclave, Killers of the Flower Moon, The Crown) towering performance as the world-famous children’s author won him both an Olivier and Tony Award for Best Actor. Lithgow’s complicated portrayal highlights Roald Dahl’s charm, humour and charisma, while simultaneously revealing the giant but fragile ego, quick temper, and troubling prejudices of a charismatic icon.

2. A stellar supporting cast

John Lithgow’s performance is far from the only highlight in this ensemble work. Tony Award nominee Aya Cash (The Boys, The Franchise, You’re the Worst) plays Jessie Stone, Dahl’s American publisher, while Elliot Levey (Cold War, Patriots, Good) won an Olivier Award for his performance as British publisher and founder of the Booker prize, Tom Maschler. Rachael Stirling (The Divine Mrs S, Detectorists) completes the core quartet as Felicity Crosland, Dahl’s fiancée.

3. It’s a complicated portrait of a world-famous author

Inspired by real events, Marc Rosenblatt’s explosive debut play is set across a single afternoon at Roald Dahl’s home during 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.

4. A second chance for front row seats to this sold-out hit

Filmed live during its sold-out run at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London’s West End, the cinema release will give audiences a front-row seat to the ‘most thought-provoking play of the decade’ (★★★★★, The Times). Multiple camera angles, including intimate close-ups, highlight Nicholas Hytner’s Tony Award-nominated direction and Bob Crowley’s captivating design.

5. Don’t just take our word for it…

Sold-out runs at the Royal Court, the West End and Broadway, five-star reviews and widespread critical acclaim, three Olivier Awards, including Best New Play, and a Tony Award for Best Actor in a play. Don’t miss your chance to see Giant on the big screen.