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Celebrate the Magic of Roald Dahl on Stage
29 Jun

To celebrate Roald Dahl's 100th birthday and the release of The BFG movie, ORiGiN™ Theatrical is giving away the squiffing and phizz-whizzing Oxford Roald Dahl Dictionary and a Roald Dahl script of your choice!

Simply 'like' this Facebook post to be in the running!

(Competition closes on 07/07/2016.)

THE BFG (BIG FRIENDLY GIANT)
By Roald Dahl. Adapted for the stage by David Wood.
Full Length Play, Comedy, Play with Music
CASTING:  4M, 4F

Roald Dahl's classic book about the 24-feet-high Big Friendly Giant and a little orphan called Sophie brings to the stage some of Dahl's most memorable characters. The BFG and Sophie team up to save the children of England from the child-eating giants, Bloodbottler, Fleshlumpeater, Bonecrusher, Meatdripper, Childchewer, and Gizzardgulper. 

By Roald Dahl. Adapted for the stage by David Wood.
Full Length Play, Comedy, Present Day
CASTING: 5M, 2F

Roald Dahl's much-loved story follows the vain attempts of three farmers, Boggis, Bunce and Bean, one fat, one short, one lean, to get rid of the fox who regularly steals food from their farms. Fantastic Mr. Fox devises a plan which will ensure full stomachs for not only his family, but all of his friends, who celebrate with a sumptuous feast.

By Roald Dahl. Adapted for the stage by David Wood.
Full Length Play, Dramatic Comedy, Present Day
CASTING: 4M, 6F

This is a faithful adaptation of Roald Dahl's classic story in which Boy and his Grandmother defeat the Grand High Witch and her followers, who are holding a Conference in an English seaside hotel. During the struggle, Boy gets turned into a mouse.

By Roald Dahl. Adapted for the stage by David Wood.
Full Length Play, Comedy, Present Day
CASTING: 4M, 2F

The story of Roald Dahl's classic tale is told faithfully by James himself and the insect characters -- Miss Spider, Old-Green-Grasshopper, Centipede, Ladybird and Earthworm. The play begins at the end of the story, when James and his friends are living in the giant peach stone in Central Park, New York. A tour guide brings a party of tourists to see this major attraction, and James and his friends tell the story of how they came to live in New York.

By Roald Dahl. Adapted for the stage by David Wood.
Full Length Play, Comedy
CASTING: 8M or F

Bored with playing school-kiddish tricks on one another, the grotesque, satisfyingly revolting couple Mr. and Mrs. Twit turn their attentions to capturing and training a family of monkeys, the Muggle-Wumps for a circus act.

By Roald Dahl. Adapted for the stage by David Wood.
Full Length Play, Drama, Present Day
CASTING: 6M, 2F

Nine-year-old Danny lives happily in a gypsy caravan with his father but his world is turned upside-down when he learns that his father poaches pheasants from the estate of the nasty, greedy Victor Hazell. One night his father doesn't return from a poaching run and Danny fears the worst. Danny sets off on a courageous journey to find his father and with a little help from the village soon finds himself masterminding the most incredible and exciting plot ever attempted against Victor Hazell.

By Roald Dahl. Adapted for the stage by David Wood.
Full Length Play, Comedy, Present Day
CASTING: 4M or F

George lives on a farm, managed by his mother and father. Their lives are thrown into disarray by the arrival of Grandma, who behaves appallingly. George tries to make her "better" by creating a marvellous medicine, which has the most extraordinary effect on Grandma, who grows and grows until she bursts through the ceiling.

By Roald Dahl. Adapted for the stage by Vicky Ireland.
Full Length Play, Fantasy, Drama, Present Day
CASTING: 6M, 1F

Billy and a strange trio of animals, the Giraffe, the Pelly and the Monkey, known as "The Ladderless Window-Cleaning Company," set off to clean the many windows at the Duke of Hampshire's house, and have a tense encounter with cat burglar "Cobra" Clive.


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