Roald Dahl's original sketches to be auctioned
In Roald Dahl's five-decade long career, these were the only sketches he ever created for his books.
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39 days ago
Carry On star Julian Holloway's will is revealed as supermodel daughter Sophie Dahl is left a fraction of his sizeable fortune
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Sophie Dahl, 47, was born from a brief romance between Holloway and Tessa Dahl - the daughter of bestselling author Roald Dahl - in 1977.
44 days ago
Dark side of Roald Dahl: Author's anti-semitic views laid bare in blistering new play that serves as a reminder that the beloved author could be a cheat and a monster too
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Roald Dahl 's reputation as one of the great children's storytellers is undeniable - yet the darker aspects of the author's worldview, reflected in the West End play Giant, have become barely less no…
46 days ago
Funny, shocking and thought-provoking: John Lithgow's towering performance brings the big unfriendly giant who was Roald Dahl back to life in the West End
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Anyone familiar with Roald Dahl 's beloved children's story The BFG will know that not all giants are Big and Friendly. Not least this enormously tall, hugely imaginative, massively successful giant …
64 days ago
Eclipse review – Tom Conti stars in intriguing but elusive 70s tale of a mysterious death
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Conti plays twin brothers, one of whom is suspected of the other’s murder, in this dreamy but frustrating fable
Simon Perry’s elusive, lugubrious, faintly bizarre psychodrama from 1977, based on a nov…
Eclipse review – Tom Conti stars in intriguing but elusive tale of a mysterious death
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Conti plays twin brothers, one of whom is suspected of the other’s murder, in this dreamy but frustrating fable
Simon Perry’s elusive, lugubrious, faintly bizarre psychodrama from 1977, based on a nov…
72 days ago
Olivier awards 2025: Giant, Benjamin Button and Fiddler on the Roof triumph
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John Lithgow, Imelda Staunton, Romola Garai and Layton Williams are among the winners at the annual stage awards
- Olivier awards: full list of winners
The play Giant, which portrays children’s author Ro…
Adrien Brody puts on a loved-up display with his girlfriend Georgina Chapman at the Olivier Awards as he misses out on Best Actor gong
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The Oscar winner, 51, was up for the Best Actor gong for his role in The Fear Of 13 - but lost out to John Lithgow as author Roald Dahl.
76 days ago
People are only just realising how to pronounce Roald Dahl's name - and you've probably been saying it wrong your whole life
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Roald Dahl , who wrote books such as Matilda, Charlie in The Chocolate Factory, and the Fantastic Mr Fox, was born in Landaff - a small town outside of Cardiff, Wales - to Norwegian parents.
5 months ago
England’s Ellie Kildunne: ‘Losing the World Cup final fuelled a fire in me’
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Pacy Harlequins back says the Red Roses reaching a home final next year would be ‘pinnacle of our Mount Everest’
Ellie Kildunne doesn’t really need to do any talking. Her highlights reel does it for h…