GIANT: John
Lithgow as Roald Dahl

John Lithgow plays Roald Dahl in GIANT, the Olivier and Tony Award-winning stage play by Mark Rosenblatt, screening at Rialto Cinemas Elmwood. In the summer of 1983, with The Witches about to reach shelves and Dahl making last-minute edits, the outcry over his recent, explicitly antisemitic article continues. Across a single afternoon at his family home, an unexpectedly explosive confrontation forces him to choose between a public apology and his name and reputation. Inspired by real events, the play uses dark humor to explore the difference between considered opinion and dangerous rhetoric. Directed by Nicholas Hytner and designed by Bob Crawley, with Aya Cash, Elliot Levey and Rachael Stirling. The Times called it "the most thought-provoking play of the decade," and the Daily Mail praised Lithgow's towering performance. Tickets are on sale now.