Roald Dahl's career as a children's author is well known, and his phizz-whizzing heroes and demonic villains continue to delight and enchant new generations of readers. But Dahl also had a lesser ...

Roald Dahl is one of our absolute favourite authors; from The BFG, to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, to Matilda, he brought us a plethora of bold and brilliant literary heroes during his ...

Playwright Tom Wells will adapt the story about the Big Friendly Giant who captures an orphan named Sophie and brings her ...

A series of revisions to Roald Dahl’s books to make them more palatable for today’s readers has become the latest skirmish in the culture wars. The alterations to the stories were made by the ...

New editions of classic 20th century children’s books by British author Roald Dahl – such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, The Witches and Fantastic Mr.

The stage adaptation by playwright Tom Wells will delight families over the festive period across a 10-week run at the Royal ...

Famous writer, actor, comedian and explorer, Sir Michael Palin reads an extract from Roald Dahl's 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'. This clip can be used to demonstrate how we are able to use ...

Adapted from the 1964 Roald Dahl book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the film tells the story of poor-yet-hopeful Charlie Bucket, who thinks winning a contest to visit a chocolate factory will ...

In 2016 Steven Spielberg turned The BFG into a live action film The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) has announced that it will be adapting Roald Dahl's children novel The BFG for the stage.

A new adaptation of Roald Dahl’s beloved children’s novel The BFG is set to delight families over the festive period this year as part of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 2025/26 programme.