Roald Dahl’s The BFG, adapted by the RSC, will run at Chichester Festival Theatre from March 16 to April 12, 2026, following

Royal Shakespeare Company’s co-artistic director has shared his excitement at staging Roald Dahl’s “really inspirational” children’s novel The BFG as part of their upcoming programme. Daniel Evans is directing the production about the Big Friendly Giant who captures an orphan named Sophie and brings her back to his home in Giant Country.

Playwright Tom Wells will adapt the story about the Big Friendly Giant who captures an orphan named Sophie and brings her back to Giant Country.