Roald Dahl
The 2024 Oscar shorts review – intense drama, enticing animation and essential documentary
While Wes Anderson’s nomination has caused mild controversy there is an enticing and eclectic mix of strong contenders worthy of the win
Peter Bradshaw
07, Mar, 2024 @1:33 PM
John Lithgow to star in Royal Court play about Roald Dahl’s antisemitism
US actor will appear in Mark Rosenblatt’s drama Giant, directed by Nicholas Hytner, in first season of new artistic director David Byrne
Chris Wiegand Stage editor
04, Mar, 2024 @12:00 PM
Wonka review – Timothée Chalamet delights in fizzing Chocolate Factory prequel
Paddington director Paul King works his magic with this unashamedly sweet-toothed musical imagining the formative years of Roald Dahl’s chocolatier showman
Wendy Ide
10, Dec, 2023 @8:00 AM
The Enormous Crocodile review – Roald Dahl’s dastardly reptile stalks the stage
This production for over-fours has clever touches, lively performances and splendid puppets but the songs and the story grow monotonous
Chris Wiegand
07, Dec, 2023 @3:30 PM
Choc horror: will Wonka turn the tide on sickly movie chocolate?
Hollywood can’t help making onscreen chocolate look disgusting. But can Paul King’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory prequel raise the bar with a real-life chocolatier?
Stuart Heritage
05, Dec, 2023 @12:37 PM
Wonka review – Timothée Chalamet’s Chocolate Factory prequel is a superbly sweet treat
Timothée Chalamet leads a beguiling cast in a backstory that rinses away all sourness from Roald Dahl’s embittered chocolatier
Peter Bradshaw
04, Dec, 2023 @9:00 PM
Motorised mice and hideous death masks: bringing The Witches to life on stage
From mixing 20 shades of pink to not making the witch heads too scary, a behind-the-scenes tour of the National Theatre’s new production reveals the craft that goes into bringing Roald Dahl’s children’s classic to the stage
Miriam Gillinson; Photography by David Levene
25, Nov, 2023 @11:55 AM
The Witches review – frights played for fun in rollicking musical
Roald Dahl’s villains are given a makeover with a gag-filled script by Lucy Kirkwood and a couple of storming numbers
Arifa Akbar
22, Nov, 2023 @12:10 PM
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar review – Wes Anderson and Roald Dahl are a perfect fit
Ralph Fiennes and Benedict Cumberbatch star in the director’s lovingly detailed short film based on Dahl’s tale of a man who can see through objects
Wendy Ide
01, Oct, 2023 @10:30 AM
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar review – Wes Anderson’s star-stuffed Roald Dahl yarn
At just 37 minutes, Ralph Fiennes, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ben Kingsley, Dev Patel and Richard Ayoade never get beyond the two-dimensional
Peter Bradshaw
27, Sep, 2023 @12:00 PM
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar review – Wes Anderson’s short and sweet Roald Dahl tale
Anderson’s second Dahl adaptation is a droll 40 minutes of beautifully composed nested stories, with Benedict Cumberbatch as a gambler who learns how to beat the house
Xan Brooks
01, Sep, 2023 @5:07 PM
Roald Dahl’s works shouldn’t be edited, says Wes Anderson
Director says he feels that when a piece of art is finished, ‘it’s done’, amid row over editing of language
Nadia Khomami Arts and culture correspondent
01, Sep, 2023 @12:14 PM
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