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June 18, 2025, 10:10 am
How Roald Dahl play Giant turned a director into a writer
Mark Rosenblatt had the idea and Nicholas Hytner convinced him to write the play himself
By Darren Richman
John Lithgow in Giant. Credit: Johan Persson
May 7, 2025, 12:14 pm
OPINION: Giant is a gift to Israel’s haters
Criticism of Israel's actions is largely unchallenged in Mark Rosenblatt's play, making it appear to be 'timely'
By Jonathan Baz
Screenshot: Roald Dahl books
November 20, 2024, 11:55 am
OPINION: Two Jews, three opinions: what should we make of Roald Dahl?
Darren Richman reviews the Royal Court's performance of 'Giant'
By Darren Richman
September 29, 2022, 12:06 pm
‘An act of atonement by the Royal Court’: review of Jews. In Their Own Words.
Jonathan Freedland’s piece of documentary theatre – from an idea by Tracy-Ann Oberman – is imaginative and powerful
By Beatrice Sayers
Rudolf Vrba (1924–2006) being interviewed in November 1978 in Central Park, New York, by Claude Lanzmann (1925–2018) for the documentary Shoah (1985).
June 23, 2022, 11:37 am
‘Auschwitz escapee is a hero but also a prophet whose warnings were ignored’
Jonathan Freedland’s new book tells the intriguing tale of Rudolf Vrba, the first Jew to flee the death camp
By Nicole Lampert
Royal Court Theatre
June 13, 2022, 2:53 pm
Royal Court to stage ‘Jews. In Their Own Words’ show
The Sloane Square theatre has been criticised over its portrayal of Jews in the past, but new play includes author Jonathan Freedland, Luciana Berger, Howard Jacobson and others
By Lee Harpin
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