How did John Lithgow end up playing Roald Dahl in the West End? Mark Rosenblatt joins The London Theatre Review podcast to discuss his 3x Olivier Awards winning Giant, including how director Nick Hytner suggested John Lithgow for the role of Roald Dahl. Watch on

Just seen Giant, brilliant, thought provoking, stunning performances and writing, rare something lives up to the hype, but this really did.

The great Giant The Play, With a giant of a performance…

"Does the avocado know it's Isreali?" Giant Oh my gosh did that opened a hornets nest! So thought provoking and relevant to today. I was in total awe of seeing John Lithgow #MarkRosenblatt debut, finely written. Sharp witted, funny and tense. #GiantThePlay ATGtickets

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I was lucky to see Giant at the Harold Pinter Theatre last night. A little known story of Roald Dahl's battle with critics over his anti-semitic views. John Lithgow was tremendous & Aya Cash is phenominal in her West End debut. Script & storytelling at its very best.

.Giant, Mark Rosenblatt’s debut play about Roald Dahl, the complex children’s author, is a timely production 🎭 Catch it at the Harold Pinter Theatre until August 2 👌 #giant #westend #roalddahl #theatre #play #london #londondiaries

Saw this today. It was really good - not something I can fully analyse in a tweet, so go and see it!

Loved John Lithgow in Giant Harold Pinter Theatre - really convincing as an irascible Roald Dahl.

Excellent play, stunning performances. The angry speech delivered by Aya Cash at the end of the first act left me in tears. What a vile antisemite Dahl was. The tropes he spewed 42 years ago are still, sadly, being used today, making this a timely and relevant piece of theatre.

Second visit to see John Lithgow being outstanding in Giant - even closer than I was at the Royal Court!

Wonderful final outing to Giant yesterday. I've loved seeing this provocative, witty and challenging play both at the Royal Court & in the West End, each audience I've been in reacted so differently! I hope Mark writes more, I'll be there with bells on ☺️

Gosh this was excellent, so incredibly poignant, that last monologue hit hard before the interval, had us in tears, definitely touched a nerve. Brilliantly written and brilliantly acted too 👏 Giant go see before it closes.

Fabulous to see John Lithgow in the crowd for this incredible Wimbledon final. Saw his award-winning performance in Giant yesterday in the West End. Had already seen it last year at the Royal Court, so I knew what to expect, but what a phenomenal play and performance.

'This is the play to see' ★★★★★ Telegraph 'Enthralling' ★★★★★ The Times Giant by NHB author Mark Rosenblatt is on Harold Pinter Theatre. Get your playscript copy at the venue or online: nickhernbooks.co.uk/giant

"Honestly, to get an award for having this much fun is wrong." There's just one week left to see 3x Olivier Award-winning Giant, playing at the Harold Pinter Theatre until 2 August. 🎟️ Get tickets for Giant: bit.ly/4dxH7z0

My god... simply stunning Giant ... left in deep thought... with The Theatre Geek

#GiantThePlay MUST END 2 August. FINAL tickets 👉 gianttheplay.com

We’re into the FINAL WEEK. #GiantThePlay must end this Saturday.

John Lithgow outstanding as ever in the excellent Giant in the West End.