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Full-Length Play, Comedy / 4w, 4m
Adapted for the stage by David Wood From the book by Roald Dahl
This stage adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic book about the 24-feet-tall Big Friendly Giant and a little orphan called Sophie brings some of Dahl’s most memorable characters to life.
This stage adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic book about the 24-foot-tall Big Friendly Giant and a little orphan called Sophie brings some of Dahl’s most memorable characters to life.
The BFG and Sophie team up to save the children of England from the child-eating giants Bloodbottler, Fleshlumpeater, Bonecruncher, Meatdripper, Childchewer and Gizzardgulper. They are assisted by the Queen of England and the Heads of the Army and Airforce with their helicopters. Locations include the BFG’s cave in Giant Country, Dream Country and Buckingham Palace.
SOPHIE THE BFG THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND MARY MR. TIBBS MRS. CLINKERS HEAD OF THE ARMY HEAD OF THE AIR FORCE KING OF SWEDEN SULTAN OF BAGHDAD MONSIEUR PAPILLON THE FLESHLUMPEATER THE BONECRUNCHER THE MANHUGGER THE CHILDCHEWER THE MEATDRIPPER THE GIZZARDGULPER THE MAIDMASHER THE BLOODBOTTLER THE BUTCHER BOY
Parts may be doubled; a mimimum cast of 8 is required to cover the 30 roles.
Minimum cast of 8 to play 30 roles.
“It is quite scrumdiddlyumptious... will thrill the kids without boring the adults.” – Bristol Evening Post
“A combination of top playwright David Wood and top children’s writer Roald Dahl can’t fail.” – Western Daily Press
“Any child not delighted by The BFG must have a head filled with squashed flies and deserves to be fed for a year on disgustatious snozzcumbers.” – The Guardian
“Like most David Wood shows, this will thrill the kids without boring the adults. I’d be bogswinkled if I didn’t admit it is quite scrumdiddlyumptious.” – Bristol Evening Post
“The BFG presents an awesome challenge which the children’s dramatist meets with his customary panache… The chiddlers in the audience seemed genuinely enthralled – and it certainly makes a change from the telebunkum box”. – Financial Times
“Whizzpopping wonderful!” – Croydon Advertiser
ON BREAKING CHARACTER
Playwright Interview: David Wood
David Wood on BFG
David Wood on Roald Dahl
David Wood has been called “the national children’s dramatist” (London Times). His plays are performed worldwide, and include The Gingerbread Man, The Plotters of Cabbage Patch Corner, Save the Human, Aladdin, Hijack Over Hygenia, Jack the Lad, Larry the Lamb in Toytown, Old ...
Roald Dahl (1916-1990) was a spy, ace fighter pilot, chocolate historian and medical inventor. His first moment of inspiration came when he was at boarding school, when a local chocolate factory invited pupils to trial new chocolate bars. Thirty-five years later, Charlie and ...