Overview

• Performances begin Wednesday, March 11, 2026, for a strictly limited 16-week engagement at a Shubert theater to be announced.
• Lithgow reprises his Olivier-winning turn as Roald Dahl, with Nicholas Hytner directing and Bob Crowley designing.
• Tickets go on sale to the public in October 2025, with early access available at GiantThePlay.com.
• Mark Rosenblatt’s debut play transfers after sold-out runs at the Royal Court and in the West End, where it won Best New Play and earned Lithgow Best Actor at the Olivier Awards.
• Set in summer 1983 on the eve of The Witches, the drama follows backlash to Dahl’s antisemitic comments and his decision over whether to issue a public apology.