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After travelling to London, Sophie and the BFG must convince Queen Elizabeth to help them get rid of all of the bad giants once and for all.
The BFG tells the story of a young orphan named Sophie who befriends a giant and they embark on a mission together to stop other giants from eating children. The show is the first RSC stage ...
The story from the 1982 children’s novel by British author Dahl follows the kind-hearted and big-eared BFG, who kidnaps young ...
The BFG is dedicated to Dahl’s eldest child, Olivia, who died when she was seven of complications related to measles. The story’s main character, Sophie, is named after Dahl’s first grandchild.
“You can’t collect a dream,” the BFG is told by little Sophie (named for Dahl’s now independently famous granddaughter, the writer and former fashion model). He is impatient with Sophie ...
The production is part of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s (RSC) 2025/26 programme and will see the famous children's story brought to life on stage. Playwright Tom Wells is responsible for ...
It played an important role in the way his book The BFG was illustrated. In the first draft manuscript, Roald Dahl described the BFG, as wearing black trousers "tucked into the tops of black ...
Snatched from Mrs Clonkers' Home for Girls on a cold and quiet night by a lumbering giant, the ten-year-old orphan, Sophie, is in for the adventure of a lifetime when the mysterious monster takes ...
It played an important role in the way his book The BFG was illustrated. In the first draft manuscript, Roald Dahl described the BFG, as wearing black trousers "tucked into the tops of black ...