The BFG
Published
A new stage adaptation of the BFG has recently opened in partnership with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), Chichester Festival Theatre, Singapore Repertory Theatre, Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay and The Roald Dahl Story Company.
The official opening was celebrated at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon and joined by special guests including Sir Kenneth Branagh.
The BFG will run at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre until 7 February 2026 before transferring to Chichester Festival Theatre from Monday 9 March – Saturday 11 April 2026. The production will then have a limited run at Singapore’s Esplanade Theatre from Wednesday 22 April 2026, in a new co-producing partnership with Singapore Repertory Theatre and Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay.
Based on Roald Dahl’s beloved children’s novel, this darkly comic and mischievous new stage adaptation by Tom Wells (The Kitchen Sink, Jumpers for Goalposts) with dramaturgy and additional material by Jenny Worton is directed by RSC Co-Artistic Director, Daniel Evans.
One extraordinary night, a young orphan named Sophie is snatched by a giant and taken far away to Giant Country.
There she learns that human-eating giants are guzzling 'norphans' the world over. But she soon discovers that her new friend, the BFG, is different – he's a dream-catching, snozzcumber-munching gentle soul who refuses to eat humans.
While other giants wreak havoc, the BFG ignites Sophie's imagination, and they devise a daring plan to save children everywhere. In the end, the smallest human bean and the gentlest giant prove that a dream can change the world.
Tickets for The BFG at the RSC are available from £16. Discounts are available for Over 65s, Disabled People and Carers, Families, UK School and College Groups and Groups of 10 or more. Terms and conditions apply. See the website rsc.org.uk or call the Box Office on 01789 331111 for more details and to buy tickets.
