Many of Roald Dahl’s stories have been turned into plays, musicals, and operas. Here you can see a list of scripts that are available to perform as well as information about major productions in the past. You can also see a timeline of these productions here. We also have details about obtaining performance rights for Dahl’s work. Feel free to send through any questions, comments, and corrections.
Published scripts:
- The BFG adapted by David Wood
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: A Play adapted by Richard R. George
- Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator: A Play adapted by Richard R. George
- Danny the Champion of the World adapted by David Wood
- Fantastic Mr. Fox: A Play adapted by Sally Reid
- Fantastic Mr. Fox adapted by David Wood
- George’s Marvellous Medicine adapted by David Wood
- James and the Giant Peach: A Play adapted by Richard R. George
- James and the Giant Peach adapted by David Wood
- Roald Dahl’s Cinderella: A Clock-Stopping, Show-Stopping Musical adapted by Helen MacGregor and Stephen Chadwick
- Roald Dahl’s Goldilocks and the Three Bears: An Impeccably Judged Musical adapted by Helen MacGregor and Stephen Chadwick
- Roald Dahl’s Jack and the Beanstalk: A Gigantically Amusing Musical adapted by Matthew White and Ana Sanderson
- Roald Dahl’s Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf: A Howlingly Hilarious Musical adapted by Matthew White and Ana Sanderson
- Roald Dahl’s Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs: A Glittering Galloping Musical adapted by Helen MacGregor and Stephen Chadwick
- Roald Dahl’s Three Little Pigs: A Tail-twistingly Treacherous Musical adapted by Matthew White and Ana Sanderson
- Roald Dahl’s The Twits adaped by Enda Walsh
- Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka adapted by Tim McDonald and Leslie Bricusse
- The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me (Acting Edition) adapted by Vicky Ireland
- The Magic Finger adapted by David Wood
- The Twits adapted by David Wood
- The Witches adapted by David Wood
Major Productions:
- 1955
- The Honeys (play), Longacre Theater, Broadway
- 1956
- The Soldier (opera), Carnegie Hall, New York
- Your Loving Wife (play), various UK locations
- 1990
- A Question of Taste (opera), Glimmerglass Opera, Cooperstown, USA
- 1992
- Little Red Riding Hood (orchestra + narration), London, England
- 1994
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (orchestra + narration), London, England
- 1996
- Jack and the Beanstalk (orchestra + narration), London, England
- The Minpins (orchestra + narration), St. Petersburg, Russia
- 1997
- Goldilocks and the Three Bears (orchestra + narration), Glasgow, Scotland
- 1998
- Fantastic Mr. Fox (opera), Los Angeles, USA
- 2001
- The Twits (play), UK Tour, Belgrade Theater, Coventry
- 2003
- Cinderella (orchestra + narration), London, England
- The Three Little Pigs (orchestra + narration), Basel, Switzerland
- 2008
- The Grand High Witch’s Speech to the Society of English Witches (soprano + ensemble), London, England
- 2010
- The Golden Ticket (opera), Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, St. Louis, USA
- Matilda (musical), Stratford-upon-Avon, UK (currently running in the West End and touring US and Australia/New Zealand)
- 2013
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (musical), Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London (opening in April 2017 on Broadway)
- Dirty Beasts (orchestra + narration), London, England
- 2014
- Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes & Dirty Beasts (play), La Boite Roundhouse Theater, Australia
- 2016
- Dinner at the Twits (interactive theatrical dining experience), London, UK
- Wonderman (musical), Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Scotland
- Roald Dahl’s Fantastic Mr. Fox (musical), UK Tour
- Revolting Rhymes & Marvellous Music (ensemble + narration), Somerset, England
Obtaining performance rights
From the Official Dahl Site:
All works by Roald Dahl are fully protected by copyright and all rights whatsoever are strictly reserved. Applications for permission for any use whatsoever including any form of performance or reading whether live or in any medium, and whether or not any admission is charged must be made in advance, prior to any such proposed use, to the relevant party. If in doubt about who to contact, get in touch initially with:
Casarotto Ramsay & Associates Limited,
Waverley House,
7-12 Noel Street,
London,
W1F 8GQ
UK.
Tel: +44 (0)207 287 4450
Fax: +44 (0)207 287 9128
Web: www.casarotto.co.uk
Email: rights@casarotto.co.uk