Wednesday, December 06, 2006
Beloved 'BFG' tale delightfully adapted
Philadelphia Inquirer: "BFG stands for 'Big Friendly Giant' - as almost anybody from 5 to 35 can tell you. The beloved children's book The BFG, written by Roald Dahl in 1982, is about the adventures of Sophie, a little orphan who is snatched from her bed by the BFG and brought to Giant Country. Happily, both the stage adaptation by David Wood and the Arden Theatre's lively production, directed with great imagination by Whit MacLaughlin, do the book justice."
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I am so glad to hear about a successful staging of this book! Growing up, this was one of my favorite books. We even read it as a class in 5th grade. I would really like to see photos from this production if they exist somewhere. The scale is such a big part of the show. After all, the way that the BFG and Sophie travel involves her crawling into the soft folds of his ear and falling asleep while the BFG romps along the earth. I would also be interested to see the masks that they mention in the article. Were they moving? What did they cover? I am thrilled that this was successful and i hope that there is more to come!
- Jen Owen
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