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Why Roald Dahl Absolutely Hated Gene Wilder's Willy Wonka
As most schoolchildren know, the novels of Roald Dahl are whimsical, delightful, and full of spite. Dahl's stories were ...
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Witches fail to cast a magic spell
THE WITCHES, one of Roald Dahl’s most well-loved children’s stories, is also one of his scariest. Only minutes into the opening of David Wood’s faithful stage adaptation, the parents of Boy (Fox ...
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Roald Dahl’s The BFG to be adapted for Royal Shakespeare Company festive show
with The Witches previously showing at the National Theatre, while a production of The Enormous Crocodile was staged at Leeds Playhouse. Roald Dahl Story Company artistic director Jenny Worton ...
Rewriting history? The delicate balance of sensitivity and censorship in books
Sensitivity readers can be a valuable resource for authors navigating complex issues of race, culture and sexuality, but at what cost? Writers appearing at the Hong Kong International Literary ...