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Enjoy a gloriumptious glimpse behind the scenes of the RSC’s BFG

  • Writer: ann-evans
    ann-evans
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John Leader as The BFG backstage at the RSC. Photographer credit: Simon Hadley.
John Leader as The BFG backstage at the RSC. Photographer credit: Simon Hadley.

Jaw-dropping giants, oversized snozzcumbers, iridescent dream jars and frobscottle fit for the Queen of Enger-land herself; these are just some of the incredible items currently to be found backstage at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in The BFG, a new co-production from the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), Chichester Festival Theatre, the Roald Dahl Story Company, Singapore Repertory Theatre and Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay.


Behind the scenes at the BFG. Photo credit Simon Hadley.
Behind the scenes at the BFG. Photo credit Simon Hadley.

Featuring a cast of 24 including ten talented puppeteers who, together, operate puppets ranging from the 16 foot BloodBottler to the seven inch Sophie, a 60-strong team of production staff, seven live musicians and a creative team made up of over 30 people, including specialists in Lighting, Costume, Puppetry, Set, Video, Illusions, Music, Sound Design and more, bringing The BFG to the stage for over eighty performances in Stratford-upon-Avon is a giant undertaking in every respect!


A scene from the wings. Photo credit Simon Hadley.
A scene from the wings. Photo credit Simon Hadley.

Running until Saturday 7 February, The BFG is the story of a young orphan named Sophie, who is snatched by a giant one night, and taken far away to Giant Country. There she learns that human-eating giants are guzzling 'norphans' the world over. But she soon discovers that her new friend, the BFG, is different – he's a dream-catching, snozzcumber-munching gentle soul who refuses to eat humans!


Richard Riddell as Bloodbottler in make up. Photo credit Simon Hadley.
Richard Riddell as Bloodbottler in make up. Photo credit Simon Hadley.

While other giants wreak havoc, the BFG ignites Sophie's imagination, and they devise a daring plan to save children everywhere. In the end, the smallest human bean and the gentlest giant prove that a dream can change the world. 


This darkly comic and mischievous new stage adaptation, based on the much-loved book by Roald Dahl and adapted by Tom Wells (The Kitchen Sink, Jumpers for Goalposts) with dramaturgy and additional material by Jenny Worton visits Chichester Festival Theatre from Monday 9 March – Saturday 11 April 2026, after which it will transfer to Singapore’s Esplanade Theatre for a limited run from Wednesday 22 April 2026, in a new co-producing partnership

with Singapore Repertory Theatre and Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay.


Fo more details and to book tickets call the Box Office on 01789 331111 or visit:  https://www.rsc.org.uk/

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