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Episode 097: Giant by Mark Rosenblatt
Host: Douglas Schatz Guest: Mark Rosenblatt
Welcome to The Play Podcast where we explore the greatest new and classic plays. Each episode we choose a single play to talk about in depth with our expert guest. We'll discuss the play's origins, its themes, characters, structure and impact. For us the play is the thing.
It is 1983, and the famous children's author Roald Dahl's life is in some turmoil. He has just divorced his wife of 30 years, and his new fiancée has just moved into the family home and has initiated disruptive renovations to the house, disturbing his very particular writing routines. Dahl also now finds himself the target of publlic outrage for the antisemitism contained in his recent published criticism of Israel's violent attack on Lebanon. Representatives from his British and American publishers have arrived to try to persuade Dahl to issue some conciliatory response, but Dahl is characteristically disinclined to retreat from his deeply-felt opinions.
This is the premise for Mark Rosenblatt's award-winning first play Giant, which is currently earning five-star reviews in London's West End. I am delighted to be joined by the play's author, Mark Rosenblatt, to explore his electrifying play.
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Episode 097: Giant by Mark Rosenblatt
Host: Douglas Schatz Guest: Mark Rosenblatt
Welcome to The Play Podcast where we explore the greatest new and classic plays. Each episode we choose a single play to talk about in depth with our expert guest. We'll discuss the play's origins, its themes, characters, structure and impact. For us the play is the thing.
It is 1983, and the famous children's author Roald Dahl's life is in some turmoil. He has just divorced his wife of 30 years, and his new fiancée has just moved into the family home and has initiated disruptive renovations to the house, disturbing his very particular writing routines. Dahl also now finds himself the target of publlic outrage for the antisemitism contained in his recent published criticism of Israel's violent attack on Lebanon. Representatives from his British and American publishers have arrived to try to persuade Dahl to issue some conciliatory response, but Dahl is characteristically disinclined to retreat from his deeply-felt opinions.
This is the premise for Mark Rosenblatt's award-winning first play Giant, which is currently earning five-star reviews in London's West End. I am delighted to be joined by the play's author, Mark Rosenblatt, to explore his electrifying play.

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