A grey-haired man in glasses and a light blue short-sleeved shirt sits at a table, pen in hand over an open notebook, looking off to the side with a thoughtful, slightly wary expression. The table holds a wine bottle, glasses, and a patterned bowl, set against a softly lit backdrop of draped fabric and wooden beams.

Giant

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About Giant

Giant, the five star critically acclaimed play starring John Lithgow as Roald Dahl, comes to the big screen this autumn. 

It’s the summer of 1983, The Witches is about to hit the shelves and Roald Dahl is making last-minute edits. But the outcry at his recent, explicitly antisemitic article won’t die down. Across a single afternoon at his family home, and rocked by an unexpectedly explosive confrontation, Dahl is forced to choose: make a public apology or risk his name and reputation.

Inspired by real events, Giant explores with dark humour the difference between considered opinion and dangerous rhetoric offering a complicated portrait of a fiendishly charismatic icon. 

Winner of 3 Olivier Awards including Best Play and a Tony Award for Best Actor, this production was filmed live in London’s West End ahead of its sold-out Broadway run.

Please note: the screening on Sunday 22 November includes dialogue only subtitles. 
 

Booking info

To book Accessible tickets and free Companion tickets, please visit our Accessible Bookings page. Companion tickets will initially show a standard ticket price, but once your account is set-up and you are logged in, this will be reduced to £0 at checkout.

Duration includes trailers, adverts and any Q&A/panel. For events such as NT Live, Colour Box and Reel & Meal there will be minimal advertising. We do not admit latecomers after the main feature has started and we have a limited food & drink policy.

MAC’s cinema programme has been generously supported by BFI Film Audience Network and Film Hub Midlands.

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