Roald Dahl

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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