Roald Dahl’s ‘BFG’ Headlines Royal Shakespeare Company’s Star-Studded 2025 Season
variety.comNaman Ramachandran The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) is bringing a giant dose of whimsy to Stratford-upon-Avon, announcing a new adaptation of Roald Dahl‘s “The BFG” as its marquee family production.
The big-hearted tale, adapted by Tom Wells, marks RSC co-artistic director Daniel Evans’ directorial debut with the company in a partnership between RSC, Chichester Festival Theatre and the Roald Dahl Story Company.
The story was previously adapted by Steven Spielberg as a film in 2016. The theatrical powerhouse is also flexing its star-casting muscle for its summer 2025 lineup. “Doctor Who” alum Freema Agyeman and Nick Blood will make their RSC debuts in “Much Ado About Nothing,” while “Game of Thrones” star Rose Leslie will headline “The Constant Wife,” a new adaptation by Olivier Award winner Laura Wade.
Theater heavyweight Simon Russell Beale returns to the company alongside Emma Fielding and Natey Jones in “Titus Andronicus.” As previously announced, the company will also premiere “Hamlet Hail to the Thief,” which marries Shakespeare’s tragedy with Radiohead’s music, featuring orchestrations by Thom Yorke.
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