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Review: Giant Dramatizes Roald Dahl's Antisemitism Controversy

The play presents characters subtly negotiating the entanglements of identity and the perils of cancel culture.

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Matilda star Mara Wilson stuns fans by 'looking the same' 30 years on in 90s trend video

The 38-year-old played the beloved titular character in Matilda, the 1996 film directed by Danny DeVito and adapted from Roald Dahl’s much-loved book

Evening Standard

The nine worst mothers in literature – according to our experts

For Mother’s Day, we asked nine of our academic experts to tell us who they think is the worst mother in literature. From serious villains to children’s book baddies, these mothers subvert every maternal instinct.

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Roald Dahl’s Met officer grandson blasts own force over botched pickpocket asssault probe

Ned Donovan wrote to Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley saying he’d been failed after attack on Westminster Bridge

Evening Standard

The biggest shows coming to Broadway in 2026

US CULTURE: From star-led revivals and buzzy West End transfers to bold new plays and reimagined musicals, Broadway’s 2026 season signals a shift away from Hollywood spectacle toward a more balanced slate, Caitlin Hornik writes

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Dolly, Dreamgirls and Daniel Radcliffe: the biggest Broadway shows of 2026

After a record-breaking season, big stars and big revivals hope to lure in New York audiences over the next 12 months

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David Walliams: From controversial comedy to Britain’s Got Talent disgrace – it’s baffling his publishing deal lasted this long

IN FOCUS: As comedian and writer Walliams is dropped by his publisher over claims of inappropriate behaviour, Nick Hilton looks back at years of building controversies around the star

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Paul King to direct Labubu film

Paul King - the director of Paddington and Wonka - will helm a film about the popular collectible plush Labubu toys.

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The BFG review – RSC’s big friendly mishmash lacks Matilda’s confidence

This adaptation of the beloved tale about an ogre looks beautiful but does not grow into a giant to rival the company’s hit Roald Dahl musical

The Guardian - UK

Memoirs, myths and Midnight’s Children: Salman Rushdie’s 10 best books – ranked!

As the author publishes a new story collection, we rate the work that made his name – from his dazzling Booker winner to an account of the 2022 attack that nearly killed him

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - Piers Morgan: My preferred pronouns are Hot/Hotter/Hottest. You might not like it, but it is my truth

Are we in a post-woke era, asks Piers Morgan

Evening Standard

5 best Roald Dahl movies to stream right now

These wondrous movies for children and adults were all adapted from books by the beloved author.

Tom’s Guide

The Twits: new Netflix adaptation brings Roald Dahl’s magic to life

A film adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic children’s book The Twits has been promised for more than two decades. The Netflix animation plays to the strengths of the beloved classic, while adapting it to present times. Dark humour, many pranks, twists and turns ensure an enjoyable visual feast.

The Conversation

TV tonight: great plane crash thriller fun with Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue

More murder and suspicion in Anthony Horowitz’s gripping series. Plus: moreish French drama The Intruder concludes. Here’s what to watch this evening

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3 best Netflix shows and movies I'd watch this weekend (Oct 17–19, 2025)

Netflix has dropped a fresh batch of movies and shows ahead of the weekend, including "The Perfect Neighbor," "The Twits," and more.

The Guardian - UK

A House of Dynamite to The Twits: the seven best films to watch on TV this week

Kathryn Bigelow’s nuclear thriller is dazzling and almost unbearably tense, and Roald Dahl’s wicked couple come to life … with plenty of fart gags

Evening Standard

The Twits: Natalie Portman ‘excited’ to be part of a film her children can enjoy

The Oscar-winning actress voices a magical creature in the Netflix adaptation of the Roald Dahl classic.

Evening Standard

The Twits voice actor says UK family were ‘shocked’ she had not heard of book

Canadian actress Maitreyi Ramakrishnan voices Beesha, one of the protagonists of the new film.

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Emilia Clarke says Netflix’s Twits adaptation ‘speaks to the world we live in’

Clarke’s character, a bed bug who lives in Mr Twit’s beard, is the film’s narrator.

The Guardian - UK

The Twits review – Americanised Roald Dahl is gruesome in all the wrong ways

Netflix’s animation mangles and sentimentalises Dahl’s black comedy about a gross and detestable married couple – relocating the action to Texas and introducing a plucky orphan heroine

Tom’s Guide

5 top new movies to stream this week on Netflix, Prime Video and more (Oct. 14-20)

This week sees the streaming debut of several new movies, including "A Big Bold Beautiful Journey," "Our Fault" and Netflix's "The Twits."

The Independent UK

John Lithgow to return to Broadway in a Roald Dahl play that's not for kids

John Lithgow is returning to Broadway in a play that might change how we read bedtime stories to our children

Cinemablend

Freeform Announced Its Halloween Lineup For October, But I'm Really Confused By One Movie's Inclusion

One Spooky Season lineup choice has me puzzled.

The Conversation

Quentin Blake and Me at the Lowry: the magic touch of Britain’s best-loved children’s illustrator

I’m greeted at the Lowry by Roald Dahl’s grinning Enormous Crocodile, who looks a bit too happy to see me and the toddler in a pushchair watching his father snapping his arms open and shut while making crocodile noises. We are both delighted by this, and eager, it seems, to…

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David Byrne found it ‘fun’ to write music for upcoming movie The Twits

In a chat with film magazine Variety, musician David Byrne revealed why he found it “fun” to write music for upcoming movie The Twits.

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